Lot 4332
Wilson, Woodrow. Typed Letter Signed as President of Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., July 10, 1905, 1½ pages, quarto. To the Rev. Dr. J.H. de Vries, upon receiving the news that de Vries had entered the ministry of the Episcopal Church. In part: "…These are matters about which I have a very clear conviction that they should be entirely matters of principle and preference with the man principally concerned….you may be sure that you have forfeited neither my friendship nor my admiration. My own attachment to the Presbyterian Church is of course so deep and ardent that I cannot pretend to be able to put myself entirely in your place, but…it has not affected my judgment of you…." Wilson made a few holograph corrections and boldly signed. Light toning. Letters of Presidents relating to their religious beliefs are rare.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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