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Elihu Root (1845 – 1937), American lawyer, statesman and 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Root served as Secretary of War under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt from 1899 to 1904, and Secretary of State under President Roosevelt from 1905 to 1909. He also served in the Senate.

A typed letter to *Russell B. Harrison on War Department leterhead, signed by Elihu Root. The letter is folded and slightly discolored/marked/creased.

*Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854 – 1936), businessman, lawyer, diplomat, and politician. Harrison was the son of President Benjamin Harrison, and the great-grandson of President William Henry Harrison.
With the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Harrison was commissioned as a major and inspector general in May 1898. He served in the force that occupied Puerto Rico and later became inspector general of Puerto Rico. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January 1900.
After the war, he moved to Indianapolis where he set up a law office.
In 1908, he returned to public service, and served as consul to Mexico until 1927, and doubled as the consul to Portugal from 1919 to 1927. He also served in Indiana House of Representatives and Senate.

The letter comes from the archives of the noted Raab Collection.

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