WILLIAM H. TAFT Autograph GOV of PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Letter Signed 1903 * PSA/DNA ROBERT FROST The print is of the

The print is of the first page only

Prior to the Challenger disaster

dated April 1955 and signed at conclusion with his famous signature with dramatic underscore

and some splitting on intersecting folds

De La Marche

WILLIAM H. TAFT Autograph GOV of PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Letter Signed 1903 * PSA/DNA ROBERT FROST The print is of the27th President of the United States, WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, typewritten letter of introduction signed as Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands dated March 27, 1903. Taft writes to the Governor of the Dutch East Indies to introduce a prominent Manila businessman who intends to vacation on the island of Java. Tasked with transitioning the islands from military to civilian rule, Taft had been appointed to the role by President William McKinley following