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An Important Archive of Luke Edward Wright, Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, numerous documents, photographs and ephemera including: A Typed Letter Signed from President Theodore Roosevelt to General Luke Wright, dated from Oyster Bay, NY, September 3, 1903, on White House stationery, alerting Wright that he is to take over as Governor of the Philippines when Taft comes to assume his position as Secretary of War. Framed. A Typed Letter Signed from A.F. Ruan, Dispersing Agent, Philippine Revenues to the Hon. Luke E. Wright, dated March 15, 1906, on War Department, Bureau of Insular Affairs letterhead, informing him of the enclosure of a check for $1,666.66 in payment of salary as Governor-General of the Philippine Islands and Member of Philippine Commission for the period Feb. 1-28, 1906 Framed with the business card of L.E. Wright, Governor General of the Philippine Islands. A Vintage Photograph of Philippine Commissioners Henry Clay Ide, William Howard Taft and Luke Edward Wright, the original mount blind-stamped "Knight", sight 6 3/4 in. x 5 3/4 in., framed. Luke Edward Wright's Photograph Album showing 21 interior and exterior views of Malacañan Palace, the official Presidential residence of the Philippines, together with another framed photograph of the palace with people standing in front. A Rare Photograph Album of Sixty-Five views of Philippine landscapes, architecture, indigenous peoples and others from the time of Wright's Governorship. Remains of the cover titled "Residence of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands." Many of the photos show Wright and others out in the field, in boats, attending ceremonies, photographs 4 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. A Vintage Album of Newspaper Clippings of Wright's Time as Ambassador to Japan, specifically on the topic of Wright's resignation amid a climate of Japanese bashing in California. An Incredible Paper Archive of Hundreds of Letters, Calling Cards, Invitations and Ephemera from Wright's time in the Philippines and Japan, interesting and historically important.

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