Theodore Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed. Three pages of a bifolium, 8" x 6", New York; February 12, 1889. Letter to Douglas Brymner (1823-1902), a Canadian politician, journalist, civil servant, and archivist, in which he writes about research for his multi-volume book, The Winning of the West, which was published in 1896. "I have this moment received your note, and in a few hours will doubtless receive the required package. I enclose a check for 6.60; I presume this is only for the documents I asked copied in my first letter. I had not supposed it would be possible for you to have them copied so quickly, and was most pleasantly surprised at your note; it is a very great convenience to me. Otherwise I should have been forced to stop the press and go up to Ottawa. I need hardly assure you, my dear sir, of my appreciation of the prompt courtesy with which you have treated me." Signed, "Theodore Roosevelt." Roosevelt wrote this letter at a time he thought his political career had ended. He had run for mayor of New York City in 1886 and lost the election. He then devoted his free time to research and writing The Winning of the West. Condition: Flattened mail folds; otherwise good. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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