817
Vice President H. A. Wallace, TLS, 1956
Estimate:
$300 - $500
Passed
Live Auction
September 29th, 2022 Gallery Auction l Fine Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Coins & Currency, Fashion & Accessories
Category
Description
Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965, Vice President under F. D. Roosevelt, 1940-'44, Secretary of Agriculture during the New Deal, Secretary of Commerce, Presidential candidate, 1948), TLS on Farvue Farm stationery, May 16, 1956, to Rodney Rooney, saying in part, "The US in times past has held up a great light to illumine the world and it can do so again if we do not lose touch with the common man and become smothered in our super-abundance"
Condition
Horizontal folds from mailing; light toning, with some foxing; framed