Lot 4333
Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States, 1913-1921. Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House letterhead, Washington, July 15, 1913, one page quarto. To Robert Sterling Yard, regretting that he cannot comply with Yard's request for an article in the Century. "My duties here make it impossible that I should write anything of any consequence that does not lie within the immediate line of my official duties." Letter is inlaid to a larger sheet; light brushing of ink in signature, else very good to fine. Robert Yard cofounded the National Parks Association and the Wilderness Society; he believed that the national parks should be preserved as primeval wildernesses. President Wilson may have been politely avoiding making any commitment to Yard's point of view.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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