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Otto Kahn

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Otto Kahn
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An extraordinary letter in which banker OTTO KAHN writes to thank New York Judge George Ingraham for Releasing a presumed German Spy. OTTO KAHN (1867-1934). Investment banker, collector and philanthropist. Typed Letter Signed, “O.H. Kahn,” on Kuhn, Loeb & Co William and Pine Streets New York letterhead. One page, 8 ½” x 10 7/8”. New York. June 30, 1919. To GEORGE L. INGRAHAM. (1847-?) Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. Kahn writes to thank Ingraham for his assistance in securing the release of Mr. Rudolf Hecht. During World War One, Rudolph Hecht, a vice president of the investment banking firm Chandler and Co, Inc., was arrested by agents of the Department of Justice and sent to the internment camp at Ellis Island and then to a prison camp near Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Although the reason for his arrest was not disclosed at the time, it appears likely that Hecht’s prominent position as a former German army officer and his personal friendship with two German attaches expelled from the U.S. as spies played a role in his short-lived interment. Extremely Fine.