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Clarence Darrow autograph letter signed. Dated simply 26 February, letter on the stationery of Hotel Fenway, Dunedin, Florida is addressed to Dr. Forrest R. Black. Black was a law professor at the University of Kentucky and authored a book objecting to prohibition, which Darrow also opposed. Darrow's letter reads, ''My Dear Black - Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad you are making the investigation. I am convinced that both propositions you are examining would stand the test of law, assuming that they ever reached the courts. Of course you and I both know that it would be easier to win on them now than it would have been a few years ago. I can really imagine no argument against it. The only thing that could be said is that it is an effort to do something indirectly that can't be done directly, but that is not a valid objection...essentially every point has been pressed upon...Your friend Clarence Darrow''. Single-page letter measures 7.25'' x 10.5''. Faint soiling to upper right corner, else near fine.
Clarence Darrow Autograph Letter Signed -- ''...I am glad you are making the investigation. I am convinced that both propositions you are examining would stand the test of law...''
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