Letter to Mrs. Strong, n.y. March 5.

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Letter to Mrs. Strong, n.y. March 5.

Letter tells of getting President McKinley's autograph on the way to church. (Mrs. McKinley remembered Upson and that she had asked for the President's autograph; "he sat down in his overcoat, hat in hand, and hurriedly wrote it on the first available paper at hand.").

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University of Virginia. Library

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Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

Upson, Grace Hazlett.

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Wife of William Ford Upson and mother of author William Hazlett Upson. From the description of Letter to Mrs. Strong, n.y. March 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57620876 ...