ALS, two pages, 5.25 x 7.75, July 11, 1897. Letter written from Princeton, New Jersey, to Miss S. W. Janney. In part: "I take pleasure in replying to your letter…It was through no lack of appreciation of Dr. Craik's sterling qualities or of his intimate relations with General Washington that I was withheld from more frequent mention of him in my brief life of Washington,—but simply through lack of space. I was painting a big picture on a small canvas,—for Washington's life is, of course, inseparable from the history of the times,—and many an interesting figure had to be crowded into the background. This must account for the many shortcomings of the book, which, done in its sumptuous type and illustrations, seems large but is really small." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Wilson's hand. As Chair of Jurisprudence and Political Economy at Princeton, Wilson published nine books, including a biography of George Washington and a five-volume history of the United States. A fantastic letter connecting presidents across the ages.
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