March 2015 Auction Ends Thursday, March 26th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/26/2015
Exceptional typed letter signed by William Taft as President of the ''League to Enforce Peace,'' a precursor to the League of Nations. Dated 26 January 1916, Taft invites Edward Bok, the creator of the American Peace Award, to become a member of a special Committee to help ''...lay the foundation for...the establishment of the proposed league of nations in an International Conference...[signed] Wm H Taft''. Two page letter on two separate sheets measures 8'' x 10.5''. Moderate edge wear with pencil notations to verso, overall very good.
William Taft Letter Signed From ''League to Enforce Peace'', Which Inspired the League of Nations -- ''...absolute necessity revealed by the European War...for...international relations...''
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