ROOSEVELT THEODORE Autograph Letter Signed to physician John

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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Autograph Letter Signed, to physician John Benjamin Murphy ("Dear Dr. Murphy"), congratulating him on being awarded a knighthood in the Order of St. Gregory the Great, and inviting his entire family for a visit. 1 page, 8vo, personal stationery; horizontal fold. "Sagamore Hill" [Cove Neck], 15 July 1916

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"Mrs. Roosevelt and I were very much pleased to learn of the signal honor conferred on you by your investiture with the Order of St. Gregory the Great. . . ."
On June 16, 1916, John Benjamin Murphy was awarded the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great, a papal order of knighthood.