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Lot #139
William H. Taft Autograph Letter Signed

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Description

ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6 x 9.25, United States Circuit Court of Appeals letterhead, July 23, 1894. Handwritten letter from Pointe-au-Pic, Canada, addressed to his longtime associate and private secretary, attorney George Leonard of the Cincinnati Circuit Court of Appeals, in full: "I have not received a check from T. H. Dustin for my rent. It was due July 15th. The previous month's rent he took for repairs but this one he owes. Will you kindly call on him and jog his memory. He is at the American Book Company. When you get the check just endorse it in my name for deposit and deposit it at the bank for me and oblige as ever yours." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original hand-addressed mailing envelope.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #618 - Ended October 13, 2021





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