Author: (Theodore Roosevelt) Moore, Daniel Tyler Title: Autographed Check by the Man Who Blinded Theodore Roosevelt
Description: Washington DC, Riggs National Bank, 1917. A check written to the Army & Navy Cooperative Company (Insurance?) for $53.55. Signed lower right, Dan T. Moore. Moore was a Lt. Colonel in the Army and an aide to President Theodore Roosevelt. He boxed with TR in the White House and on one occasion inadvertently landed a punch to the President's eye that blinded him in that eye for the remainder of his life. TR kept this a closely guarded secret and Moore did not find out about it until twelve years after the fact. Near fine .
Keywords: Theodore Roosevelt Ephemera Ephemera
Price: US$ 85.00 Seller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Book number: 16740
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