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Lot of approx. 40 items, including four letters to Howard C. Hollister from William Howard Taft as President. The lot features four letters addressed to Judge Hollister on White House stationery with covers, all typed and signed Wm. H. Taft. Dated 5 Oct. 1910, 12 Dec. 1910 (2 – one responding to “Hol’s” letters of 7 Dec. and 10 Dec.) and 25 March 1911. The two earliest make reference to two appointments, one to Commerce court, the other as U.S. Marshal. The second Dec. 12 letter makes some cryptic references to events that could be of some interest. Taft notes: I have your letter of December 10th in respect to the establishment of terms of court at Portsmouth. I think I shall take occasion to interpose a veto to some of these bills to show the absurdity of them, and to speak of the vicious practice of which this is a typical instance. / With reference to George Warrington, I will not do what they suggest. George is in a good place and I am not going to injure his life by offering him an opportunity to become an idler and a dilettante. Last is a short two-line note. As is usual for Taft, all have stamps, since they are personal (although some of the appointment mentions could be interpreted to be “business” and qualify for franking, Taft does not ever seem to have done that.) Two passes for Inauguration / March 4th, 1909 …. To pass across route of parade, but not to obstruct procession or to remain within the lines. Each with hole for hanging in vehicle. Also 2.5 x 4 in. card for same date, Please pass the bearer, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hollister through the south entrance to the White House grounds. Plus cover that these items likely arrived in. 20 paper items, mostly receipts, a few other (checks, etc.). Dating from 1881 to 1911. Over half are for “Alice Keys, and a few for J.B. (Julia Baker) Keys. Alice Keys became Alice Hollister, and a few later ones are for Howard Hollister. These are for clothing, hats, frames, books, stationery, safe deposit box, etc. Interestingly, some are for New York businesses, even though the Baker and Keys families are also Cincinnati residents. Menu for Cincinnati Yale Club Dinner to Howard C. Hollister ’78 on the Occasion of his Appointment as United States Judge. 3.75 x 7 in. Letter with cover on White House stationery, dated 25 May 1912 and signed by Taft’s executive secretary, Rudolph Forster “In the absence of the President.” The enclosed letter is from W. L. Anderson of Cincinnati, on interesting Anderson letterhead which his bright yellow and has more space taken up by advertising the company than is provided for communication. Mr. Anderson wrote to President Taft noting: We are preparing to take a delegation of colored workers fro Cincinnati to Chicago, convention week. Among them will be Geo. W. Hays who is a bosom friend and co-worker in fraternal affairs with Ben. Davis, one of the Delegates-at-Large from Georgia. Kindly request Judge Hollister to allow him to absent himself convention week. Our party will consist of six of the city’s most prominent and energetic colored men, whose object will be to discover the actual leanings of colored delegates from the South, etc. Mr. Forster decided to forward the request directly to Judge Hollister. There is a TLS by Edward D. White Chief Justice of the United States, attached by purple ribbon to a partially printed appointment for Howard C. Hollister to serve as Judge in the District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1 Feb. 1915 to 1 March 1915. The Hon. MR. White explains that: …it is impracticable to designate and appoint a sufficient number of district judges of other districts … to relieve such accumulation and urgency of business…[for the stated period] and for such further times as may be required to complete unfinished business… Cdv-sized photo of six men on the steps of what is likely a lodge or cabin, presumably Hollister and his buddies, one of whom may be Taft, but the image is a bit washed out. Likely the fishing lodge