TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 7.5 x 10, Congress of the United States letterhead, July 6, 1949. Letter to William F. Kelly in East Boston. In full: “This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 29th, in which you enclosed a clipping from the Boston Herald, relative to Jimmie Kelly’s participation in Hynes’ mayoralty campaign. Jimmie did not discuss this matter with me at all, and I have not entered into the picture because I felt that it was actually no concern of mine. At the present time I have no interest in the mayoralty campaign, and don’t believe there is any use in getting stirred up about this. I do appreciate your interest, Bill, and will keep my eyes open in the future.” Under his signature, Kennedy adds a short handwritten postscript which reads, “If Kelly brings me into the Hynes campaign in the future—I will have some thing to say.” Framed to an overall size of 8.75 x 11.25. In fine condition, with a horizontal mailing fold through bottom portion of signature. Hynes was challenging James Michael Curley for mayor of Boston, after Curley made disparaging remarks of Hynes’s performance as acting mayor in 1947 while Curley served five months in prison. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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