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JOHN D. LONG - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 05/27/1886 - HFSID 26364

ALS on letterhead of the US House of Representatives, declining an invitation to lecture in Worcester, Massachusetts Autograph Letter signed: "John D. Long", 1 page, 7½x9¾. Washington, D.C., 1886 May 27. On letterhead of the US House of Representataives to W.

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Condition: Lightly creased, otherwise fine condition
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JOHN D. LONG
ALS on letterhead of the US House of Representatives, declining an invitation to lecture in Worcester, Massachusetts
Autograph Letter signed: "John D. Long", 1 page, 7½x9¾. Washington, D.C., 1886 May 27. On letterhead of the US House of Representataives to W. Wood Wardley. In full: "Yours received. I regret that I cannot accept your kind invitation to lecture this winter in Worcester - but my engagements are so many that I cannot do so. With thanks for your courtesy I am, Truly yours". Long (1838-1915) followed his terms in the state legislature (1875-1878) with service as Lieutenant Governor (1879) and Governor (1880-1882) of Massachusetts, then went to Washington as a U.S. Representative (1883-1889). He was Secretary of the Navy under Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt (1897-1902). A capable Secretary, Long helped prepare the US Navy for its success in the Spanish-American War and its further expansion under President Roosevelt. Lightly creased. 5½x6½ piece of stiff paper affixed on bottom left verso. One vertical fold. One horizontal fold. Otherwise, fine condition.

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