Letter from Ray Mahony, Sr to his dad Dennis from YMCA camp on July 7, 1905. Ray is 15 and at YMCA camp at Ft Hancock on the Jersey Shore. He is writing to tell his dad about seeing Teddy Roosevelt speak. Dennis Mahony was active in Republican politics and attended the national conventions as a delegate from NJ. The letter tells of Ray’s excitement and high regard for TR.
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