ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HAROLD H. BURTON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/16/1953 - HFSID 292139
Price: $280.00
HAROLD H. BURTON
The Associate Justice of the Supreme Court responds to a woman in
Texas, he sends her an autograph and a Christmas card for her daughter's
scrapbook.
Typed Letter Signed: "Harold H. Burton" as Associate
Justice, 1 page, 5¾x9. Washington, D.C., 1953 March 16. On letterhead
of the Supreme Court of the United States, Chambers of Justice Harold H. Burton,
addressed to Mrs. John T. Willis, Forestburg, Texas. In full: "My dear
Mrs. Willis: Replying to your letter of March 10, I am glad to send to you for
your daughter's scrapbook my autograph and, as a personal memento, one of the
Christmas cards [Not Included] containing a message which I wrote. Mrs.
Burton and I used these cards for Christmas, 1951. Cordially yours,"
Harold H. Burton (1888-1964) was Mayor of Cleveland
(1931-1932, 1935-1940) and Republican Senator from Ohio
(1941-1945).Appointed by President Harry Truman, Burton served as
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1945 to 1958. A liberal on
civil rights issues, Burton joined several decisions against racial
segregation. He was more conservative on civil liberties questions,
voting to uphold loyalty oaths and to deny First Amendment claims by Communist
Party members. Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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