Theodore Roosevelt's historic pocket watch returned decades after theft

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Theodore Roosevelt's historic pocket watch returned decades after theft
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The watch was given to Roosevelt by his sister in 1898 and was stolen in July 1987 from the the Wilcox House in Buffalo.

An heirloom belonging to President Theodore Roosevelt that was missing for 37 years has finally been returned.

The engraved watch was given to Roosevelt by his sister in 1898 and was stolen in July 1987 from a federal museum in Buffalo. Roosevelt's great-grandson was on hand for the ceremony and said the watch was given to Roosevelt before he charged up San Juan Hill and through his adventures to Africa and down the Amazon River.

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