WILSON, Woodrow (1856-1924), President . Autograph letter signed ("Woodrow Wilson") as President, to John Purroy Mitchell (1879-1918), Washington, 5 May 1913. 1 page, 8vo (6 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.), White House stationery, matching White House envelope, integral blank with small stain on verso. WILSON SENDS A "STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL MISSION" TO NEW YORK'S MAYORAL CANDIDATE A cryptic letter in which Wilson, in office for only two months, dispatches one of his closest advisors to discuss an undisclosed matter of high importance with a New York City mayoral candidate. After taking office on March 4, Wilson pushed for domestic legislation including a reduction of the tariff and the creation of a Federal Reserve system. The importance that Wilson placed on both bills was reflected in his decision to address Congress directly upon the matter (becoming the first president to address Congress in person since John Adams . Here, he sends James Kerney (the publisher and editor of the Trenton Evening Times and one of Wilson's chief advisors) to Mitchell to discuss an urgent matter which likely relates to his domestic legislation: "My friend Mr. Kerney, the bearer of this note, comes to you on a strictly confidential mission and one of the deepest interest and consequence to me. Please hear him as you would hear one who speaks my own mind." Both bills ultimately passed. Mitchell won election as New York's Mayor and served in that position until 1917. Wilson autograph letters signed as President are quite scarce, partly because Wilson himself "was at home with the typewriter and is the only president who typed most of his own letters before becoming president" (J.M. Taylor, From the White House Inkwell , p. 164). According to American Book Prices Current, only 6 Wilson autograph letters in office, most of rather routine content, have been offered for sale in the last twenty-five years.
WILSON, Woodrow (1856-1924), President . Autograph letter signed ("Woodrow Wilson") as President, to John Purroy Mitchell (1879-1918), Washington, 5 May 1913. 1 page, 8vo (6 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.), White House stationery, matching White House envelope, integral blank with small stain on verso. WILSON SENDS A "STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL MISSION" TO NEW YORK'S MAYORAL CANDIDATE A cryptic letter in which Wilson, in office for only two months, dispatches one of his closest advisors to discuss an undisclosed matter of high importance with a New York City mayoral candidate. After taking office on March 4, Wilson pushed for domestic legislation including a reduction of the tariff and the creation of a Federal Reserve system. The importance that Wilson placed on both bills was reflected in his decision to address Congress directly upon the matter (becoming the first president to address Congress in person since John Adams . Here, he sends James Kerney (the publisher and editor of the Trenton Evening Times and one of Wilson's chief advisors) to Mitchell to discuss an urgent matter which likely relates to his domestic legislation: "My friend Mr. Kerney, the bearer of this note, comes to you on a strictly confidential mission and one of the deepest interest and consequence to me. Please hear him as you would hear one who speaks my own mind." Both bills ultimately passed. Mitchell won election as New York's Mayor and served in that position until 1917. Wilson autograph letters signed as President are quite scarce, partly because Wilson himself "was at home with the typewriter and is the only president who typed most of his own letters before becoming president" (J.M. Taylor, From the White House Inkwell , p. 164). According to American Book Prices Current, only 6 Wilson autograph letters in office, most of rather routine content, have been offered for sale in the last twenty-five years.
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