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27th President. Typed letter signed “Wm. H. Taft” as President-Elect, November 21, 1908, personal Cincinnati, Ohio stationery but sent from Hot Springs, VA, to Daniel Ransdell as Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate, in full:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 19th of November, commending Mr. Henry M. Camp as Secretary of the Inaugural Committee, and in reply to say that I shall be glad to bring your letter to the attention of the Chairman, when appointed, for his consideration.
Daniel Moore Ransdell took his oath of office as the Sergeant of Arms of the US Senate on February 1, 1900 - the fourteenth person to hold that post. He is remembered for his effectiveness in handling congressional arrangements for the inaugurations of Republican Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. A severe snow storm complicated his duties for Taft’s 1909 swearing-in, with a last-minute decision to conduct the oath-taking in the Senate chamber for the only time in that room’s history.
On November 3, 1908, Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan in the Presidential election. A few days later, he set off for Hot Springs, VA for three weeks to rest and manage the transition.
File holes at top left and right, some age toning.
27th President. Typed letter signed “Wm. H. Taft” as President-Elect, November 21, 1908, personal Cincinnati, Ohio stationery but sent from Hot Springs, VA, to Daniel Ransdell as Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate, in full:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 19th of November, commending Mr. Henry M. Camp as Secretary of the Inaugural Committee, and in reply to say that I shall be glad to bring your letter to the attention of the Chairman, when appointed, for his consideration.
Daniel Moore Ransdell took his oath of office as the Sergeant of Arms of the US Senate on February 1, 1900 - the fourteenth person to hold that post. He is remembered for his effectiveness in handling congressional arrangements for the inaugurations of Republican Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. A severe snow storm complicated his duties for Taft’s 1909 swearing-in, with a last-minute decision to conduct the oath-taking in the Senate chamber for the only time in that room’s history.
On November 3, 1908, Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan in the Presidential election. A few days later, he set off for Hot Springs, VA for three weeks to rest and manage the transition.
File holes at top left and right, some age toning.