TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal Washington, DC, letterhead, September 29, 1919. Letter to Francis Edward Clark of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. In part: “I shall be very glad to read your latest book on ‘Our Italian Fellow-Citizens.’ I am very much interested in the Italian immigrant. We have a great many of them in New Haven, and I believe they are good citizens. It is a pleasure to hear of your support of the League and that of your influential Association.” Intersecting folds, scattered creases, and show-through at the top from mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition. In the aftermath of World War I, when he wrote this letter, Taft was trying to get support for President Woodrow Wilson’s proposal to establish a League of Nations, as he mentions in the final sentence. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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