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Autographs/W: President Wilson Exercises His "Constitutional Right"

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Autographs/W: President Wilson Exercises His  Constitutional Right
WOODROW WILSON. Typed Letter Signed "Woodrow Wilson" as President, on White House letterhead, 2 pages, May 4, 1916, Washington, 9" x 7", Choice Very Fine. Writing to Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, the President reassures him that the post office appointment in Chicago of a Mr. Williams was not meant to humiliate the senator, "...the matter...has been giving me a great deal of concern...I only intended to solve a difficult case. I hope...that your mind has been relieved of all thought of humiliation...I have only exercised my clear constitutional right to make a personal selection...If there should be any public impression remaining that your judgment had been ignored in the matter...feel at liberty to publish my letters to you about it...." A slight bleed from the blue type does not detract from legibility. Wilson signed in black ink. Accompanied by the transmittal envelope. (2 items)