DS as president, one page, 10.25 x 13.5, February 8, 1923. President Harding appoints Willard Saulsbury of Delaware as “a Delegate of the United States of America to the Fifth International Conference of American States, to be held at Santiago, Chile, March 25, 1923.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by Harding and countersigned by Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, who would go on to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court. The embossed paper seal affixed to the lower left remains very crisp and fully intact. Uniform toning and dampstaining to edges, otherwise fine condition. Saulsbury had previously served as a US senator and president pro tempore. Also known as the Pan-American Conferences, the Conferences of American States were meetings of the Pan-American Union, an international organization for cooperation on trade. This 1923 meeting saw the adoption of the self-explanatory ‘Treaty to avoid or prevent Conflicts between the American States,’ which obliged all American states to refrain from any mobilization of their armed forces against one another even in the worst case of disagreement in all matters. An exceptional, boldly signed document associated with this lasting legacy of international cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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