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William Taft typed letter signed on his personal stationery, dated 11 July 1914, from Pointe-au-Pic, Canada, a favorite vacation spot. Taft's letter to Edward Bok, ''Ladies Home Journal'' editor, accepts an invitation to speak ''...It will give me great pleasure to deliver the lecture you suggest on 'The Lawyer of Ideals'...The subject is a good one and is of much importance just at present...'' Strong black ink signature reads: ''Wm. H. Taft''. Single page card style letter, measuring 7'' x 9.25'', has a pencil notation, else near fine.
William Taft Typed Letter Signed as Yale Law Professor -- Agrees to Deliver a Lecture on ''The Lawyer of Ideals'' -- Excellent Signature
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