LOT #35074 |
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Harry Truman Autograph Personal Letter Signed "Harry" as U.S. Senator from Missouri with a postscript by future ...
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Description
Harry Truman Autograph Personal Letter Signed "Harry" as U.S. Senator from Missouri with a postscript by future Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder signed "Snyder". One page, 7" x 10.5", July 16, 1936, Ft. Riley, Kansas, on "Harry S. Truman/ Independence, Mo." letterhead. Thanking William "Bill" M. Kirby for pictures, the future president writes in part: "I gave some to John Snyder and to Col. Mayo. Shall give Henringle some today. You had poor subjects to work on. Glad you got ordered and wish I could visit you but I can't. It's too far and I've played hookey long enough." Snyder's postscript reads, "We certainly do appreciate the picture gallery."Harry Truman, the only president to participate in military combat during World War I, served as a battery commander of an artillery regiment in France. After the war, he rose to the rank of colonel in the Army Reserves and spent many of his summers training at Fort Riley, Kansas. As colonel, Truman commanded Captain William M. Kirby who was then working for the Missouri Employment Division (he later became its manager). The other men mentioned in the letter also trained at Fort Riley with Truman. John W. Snyder, who commanded another artillery reserve unit and was a personal friend, was later appointed by President Truman to be his secretary of the treasury. Included is an image of President Truman speaking with Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. Smoothed folds; fine.
Auction Info
2009 October Grand Format Historical Manuscripts Auction #6031 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2009
16th-17th
Friday-Saturday
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