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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON.
THE WHITE HOUSE
SEP 2 1916
RECEIVED
SEP 7 1916
August 30, 1916.
My dear Mr. President:
I return herewith for your files the very excellent petition addressed
to you by the Hannibal National Democratic League, and beg leave to
inclose a suggested form of acknowledgment, which deals with the suggestion
contained in the last paragraph, upon which you ask my opinion.
Cordially yours,
Newton Baker
Secretary of War
The President.
2 Inclosures.
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Secretary of War at the time is Newton Baker, according to Wikipedia. Not sure if I should just put in his name even though I can't read the signature.
I went ahead and changed [illegible signature] to Newton Baker based on that name being in the next letter.