ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS - TYPED LETTER TWICE SIGNED 12/29/1948 - HFSID 44077
Sale Price $375.00
Reg. $450.00
WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS
The Supreme Court justice sends a typed letter thanking the recipient for his recipes
Typed Letter Twice signed: "Bill" and in a postscript "WOD" as Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, 1p, 8x10½. Washington, D.C., 1948 December 29. Accompanied by
unsigned b/w 8x10 photograph of Douglas. Addressed to Mr. Damon Trout, Portland, Oregon.
Written to: "Dear Damon". In full:"Many thanks for the recipes. They are wonderful.
They have gone in the book under your name./ Happy New Year!/Yours faithfully,"Postscript: "P. S. - Did I thank you for Bailey's book on Hell's Canyon? It's a gem and
much appreciated." William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) served as chairman of the
Securities and Exchange Commission from 1937 to 1939, during which time President
Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to
succeed Louis D. Brandeis. Justice Douglas's service on the Court totaled 36 years and
seven months, longer than any other justice up until that point. He retired in November 1975
and died five years later at the age of 81. He was strongly libertarian in his opinions,
distrustful of establishments of all types, and considered himself a voice for the voiceless and
powerless. Fold creases, not affecting signature. . Otherwise, fine condition.
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