Coolidge, Calvin

Autograph Letter, Signed (“Calvin Coolidge"), as Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1920, to Monsignor William Henry O’Connell, Archbishop of Boston [And:] Signature (“Calvin Coolidge”) in ink on White House card

2 pp. on letterhead of the Office of the Governor. , Boston: 9 July 1920. Old two-hole punch at top, affecting two letters of second page, else fine. With two engraved portraits. Tan morocco backed folding case.

Acknowledging birthday wishes from the Archbishop of Boston and noting that a trip to the country, “100 miles by train and 40 by auto” had prevented a speedier reply. A good autograph letter from Coolidge’s career in Boston, shortly before the events that thrust him into national prominence and prompted his nomination as vice president

Item #247958       Price: $750.00