CHIEF JUSTICE CHARLES E HUGHES - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/14/1921 - HFSID 327886
Sale Price $234.00
Reg. $260.00
CHARLES E. HUGHES
Letter from Hughes to his friend, Reverend Francis E. Clark, thanking
him for his congratulations on his appointment as Secretary of State!
Typed letter signed: "Charles E. Hughes", in black ink, 7¼x9¼.
July 14, 1921. Washington, D.C. In full: "My dear Dr. Clark:- I have
received your letter of July 13th with it's enclosures which I have been glad to
examine. I am delighted to hear that the Convention was so splendidly
successful. Thanking you for your kind words concerning my appointment, and with
cordial regard, I am Very sincerely yours". Charles E. Hughes
(1862-1948) was Governor of New York (1907-1910) when President Taft
appointed him Associate Justice. In 1916, Hughes resigned from the
Supreme Court having received the Republican nomination for President; he lost
to Wilson. President Harding appointed him Secretary of State in 1921, and he
remained in that office when Coolidge became President in 1923, staying
until 1925. When Chief Justice Taft retired in 1930 because of ill health,
President Hoover appointed Hughes as Chief Justice, only the second man
reappointed to the Supreme Court (the first was John Rutledge). Lightly soiled.
Light surface creases. Corners slightly worn and creased, with heavy crease on
bottom right corner. Toned. Stray ink marks on top left corners. Adhesive
residue on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.
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