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Harry S. Truman autographed typed letter (TLS), dated September 24, 1947, on official White House letterhead and written as President of the United States to Congresswoman Margaret Chase Smith. Truman responds to Smith regarding the proposed Passamaquoddy Power Project in Maine and the Florida Ship Canal, two ambitious public works projects he had supported while serving in Congress.

Truman writes that he has "no comments to make on the Passamaquoddy Power Project," but recalls that while in Congress he "did everything I possibly could to promote that project along with the Florida Ship Canal." He notes that neither project had yet been realized, adding, "that may come about sometime in the future." Boldly signed "Harry Truman" at the conclusion.

Fine condition with expected light age toning and a horizontal mailing fold.

Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd President of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953 after succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt during the closing months of World War II. His presidency encompassed the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, the establishment of NATO, and the Korean War. Margaret Chase Smith, the recipient of this letter, was then representing Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives and later became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.

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