1927 two typed letters signed (2 résultats)

Not Bound. Etat : Very Good. Typed Letters Signed. Frank P. Walsh (1864 - 1939) American lawyer, "Influenced by his early poverty, Walsh became a lifelong labor advocate and progressive democrat. With a successful law practice representing labor interests, and with increasing political involvement in progressive, reform politics at the state and local level, Walsh emerged as a national figure by 1910In 1919 Walsh became chairman of the American Commission on Irish Independence, a group of three private citizens who went to the Paris Peace Conference with the hope of obtaining Irish independence by bringing an Irish delegation to the conference. The commission conferred with Wilson and his key adviser, Colonel Edward M. House, and also visited Ireland, where the members traveled widely and met with leaders of the revolutionary governmentAs chairman of the commission, Walsh gave advice to Eamon DeValera, the head of the Irish revolutionary government, during his trip to the United States in 1919. Walsh took the lead in organizing the sale of bond-certificates to raise over $5 million for the Irish government. When the Civil War erupted in Ireland in 1922, Walsh successfully represented a committee of bond holders who demanded the return of their money. Walsh continued to counsel the bond holders and to advise DeValera during the 1920s.Walsh moved to New York City in 1919 and opened law partnerships in New York and Washington, D.C., where he specialized in representing labor unions." (Francis M. Carroll in the ANB) Dated January 2, 1926, 1 page and accomplished on Walsh's letterhead. Walsh writing to tell Ford "I am not prepared to say you are not entirely right in your attitude towards the John DeVoy case. My advice was given at a time when I thought, and hoped, that you might get rid of this perpetual annoyance. Also, I was moved quite a bit by your suggestion, made immediately prior to the trial of the case of DeVoy against the Irish World and Mr. Ford, to the effect that the whole matter might be cleared off" and sincerely thanking Ford for kindnesses of the past year. The case was established, and eventually won, by DeVoy against Patrick Ford of the Irish World: ".The Irish World was a formidable political force for Ireland in the US. Ford and Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa used it to launch a 'skirmishing fund' in 1876 to finance the activities of militant Fenians to carry on a campaign of terror in Britain, and a large amount of money was raised. The management of the fund became a divisive issue among Irish-American nationalists, with Ford and Devoy quarrelling bitterly about its use. The feud with Devoy lasted beyond Ford's lifetime and culminated in Devoy's libel suit against the Irish World which he won in 1923." (Maureen Murphy on Patrick Ford, in the DIB) Signed in black ink; in very good condition. Signed by Author.

Paper. Etat : Good. First Edition. Five Original Hand Written/Typed and Signed letters from Rudyard Kipling to Walter Mumford 1919 and 1927. Three autograph letters (dated February - August 1919) and two typescript letters, from Kipling to Walter Mumford (dated June - September 1927). Full transcript are availible. Two letters discussing Oliver Baldwin (son of the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin) , 'For once in his n moderate sense and I'm grateful to you for your letter. The idea of him Captain Kettleing about on a Rhine tourist-steamer's quarterdeck, with a loaded automatic and a stern (eyebrow) is a very pleasing one. I hope to Heaven he doesn't take a hand in the navigation.', others discussing his new pipe, farm livestock and agriculture. Captain Walter Clarkson Mumford MC (1886-1959) was a friend of Kipling, Oliver Baldwin (1899-1958) was the son of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and a cousin of Kipling. Both Oliver Baldwin and Walter Mumford both served in the Irish Guards during the First World War along with John Kipling, Rudyard's son, who was recorded missing in action during the Battle of Loos in 1915. Full translations included. Size of letters approximately are 160mm x 100mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref A1234. Signed by Author(s).