[ Autographs ] THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858 - 1919) Twenty-sixth President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and encouraged conservation. T.L.S. "Theodore Roosevelt" as President on White House stationery, 1p. 4to. Feb. 18, 1907, to Senator A. J. Hopkins. In part:"...Just a line to congratulate you upon your excellent speech of the Smoot case. It is not my business; but it is a pleasure to see a public servant show under trying circumstances the courage, ability, and sense of right that you have shown...". Moderate soiling and light smearing to signature, else good. With the transmittal envelope.E400-500