Roosevelt, Theodore. Autograph letter signed to his nephew Theodore Robinson, Sagamore Hill, [New York], 30 Oct 1916

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT") TO HIS NEPHEW THEODORE ROBINSON ("DEAR TEDDY") CONGRATULATING HIM ON HIS NOMINATION AS A PROGRESSIVE PARTY CANDIDATE FOR THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE

One page (7 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.; 194 x 146 mm) on a bifolium, first page on Sagamore Hill letterhead, [New York], 2 October 1916; previously folded, very minor soiling, water damage at gutter not affecting text. 

Roosevelt congratulates and encourages his nephew's political progress; Robinson had already served several terms, but firmly denied direct help from his uncle, who at this time had declined a second Presidential nomination by the "Bull Moose" Party. 

"Your nomination was an extraordinary personal triumph. Nothing in the campaign has please me so much. By character, experience, and sympathetic understanding of your fellow men, you are peculiarly fit to render good service in the State at Albany."