Lot 4312
Taft, William Howard. Typed Letter Signed ("Wm H. Taft") as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on official letterhead, Washington, D.C., May 8, 1929, one page, quarto. To Representative Hamilton Fish: "I have received the joint resolution which you introduced and have read what you said about it with interest and shall follow the fate of it." Light toning and wrinkling, not affecting the large signature; one file notation. Taft achieved a lifelong ambition in 1921 when President Harding appointed him to the Supreme Court; he was appointed Chief Justice upon the death of Edward D. White. The nine years he served on the Supreme Court (until one month before his death) were the happiest of his life.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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