CHARLES HENRY PARKHURST - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/17/1905 - HFSID 198007
Price: $120.00
CHARLES H. PARKHURST
The author and political activist signs this letter to a Mr.
Holt
Autograph letter signed: "C.H. Parkhurst" in black ink. 6x8¾.
New York, November 17, 1905. To: "Mr. Hamilton Holt". In part:
"Replying to the formal request just received permit me to repeat the answer
conveyed to you over the telephone...." Charles H. Parkhurst
(1842-1933) was an American clergyman and social reformer. Interested in
municipal affairs, Parkhurst was elected president of the New York Society
for the Prevention of Crime in 1891, and he challenged the methods of the
city police department. Although scholarly and reserved, he preached two
sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the political corruption of New York City
government. Backed by the evidence he collected, his statements led to
both the exposure of Tammany Hall and to subsequent social and political
reforms. Toned. Normal mailing folds. Small ink smudge on front. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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