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WILSON, WOODROW. 1856-1924.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
WILSON, WOODROW. 1856-1924.
One-page TLS on Princeton University letterhead, April 18th, 1910, when Wilson was university president. Wilson writes to Edward M. Chapman to accept his invitation to be present at the dedication of the rebuilt Old Lyme Congregational Church, Old Lyme Connecticut, following the fire of the original structure in 1907. 7 7/8in. x 6in. Condition: Minimal toning; horizontal fold in the middle. PLEASE NOTE: 20TH CENTURY DOCUMENTS CAN HAVE VARIED TONING FROM AGE; IMAGES MAY APPEAR LIGHTER ON DIFFERENT SCREENS. EDWARD MORTIMER CHAPMAN (1862-1952) was a Connecticut pastor, academic, and author. He graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1890. Chapman was a descendant of Robert Chapman, one of the first settlers of Saybrook, Connecticut (c. 1635), and he was a chronicler of his family and the area€™s history. He served as pastor of Old Lyme Church from 1906 to 1915. Chapman had a personal acquaintance with Woodrow Wilson, both before and during his U.S. presidency, through the church and time spent in Lyme, Connecticut. This lot and the other Chapman-related documents offered in this sale were part of a collection of his family papers.