Longtime owner of the New York Yankees (1867–1939) best remembered for his purchase of Babe Ruth from the Red Sox; he was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. TLS signed “Jacob Ruppert, Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 7.25, Jacob Ruppert Brewer letterhead, December 20, 1909. Letter to Carl A. Loeffler. In part: “I sincerely hope that you will succeed in your efforts to gain the desired promotion. Should any letters referring to you reach me I will, agreeable to your request, forward them to you before answering the same.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature). An uncommonly early letter from before his career as a baseball executive. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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