ELIHU ROOT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/27/1899 - HFSID 320423
Price: $320.00
ELIHU ROOT
The statesman accepts congratulations on his appointment as Secretary of
War
Typed Letter signed: "Elihu Root", 1 page, 8x10. New York City, New York.
July 27, 1899. On letterhead of his law firm to A. B. Lockwood, Esq., New
York City. In full: "I beg to thank you for your very kind letter of congratulation
upon my appointment as Secretary of War. Very truly yours". Elihu Root
(1845-1937) first gained notoriety as a top-notch lawyer. Notable clients
include William "Boss" Tweed (junior counsel), Andrew Carnegie, eventual
President Chester A. Arthur, and Jay Gould. He was named a United States
Attorney by former client President Chester A. Arthur and later served as the
Secretary of War for President William McKinley and President Theodore
Roosevelt from 1899-1904. As Secretary of War, he modernized the armed
forces of the United States, particularly the National Guard. Roosevelt
appointed him to be Secretary of State following John Hay's death in 1905;
he served in that position until 1909. Root was elected to represent New York
in the United States Senate for one term, from 1909-1915. As recognition for
his arbitration and collaboration skills between multiple international actors,
Root was awarded the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize. In 1917, the elderly statesman
was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to travel to revolutionary Russia to
engage in cooperation talks with the new government. He promoted international
arbitration treaties and played an influential role at the Washington Naval
Conference (1921-1922). Today, his home in Clinton, New York, stands as a
National Historic Landmark. Multiple folds. Surface creases. Top left corner
creased. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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