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On the recordSeptember 12, 1909
You are therefore authorized to dismiss L. R. Glavis from the service of the Government for filing a disingenuous statement, unjustly impeaching the official integrity of his superior officers.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger on Coal Land Claims in Alaska

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