Sale 2461 - Autographs, November 7, 2017

QUOTES OLDTESTAMENT:“AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WEWILL SERVETHE LORD” 130 c   TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD. Typed Letter Signed, “WHTaft,” as Chief Justice, to Alice Strong, responding to a request for his own favorite quotation. 1 / 2 page, 4to, “Supreme Court of the United States” stationery; folds; matted and framed. With the original envelope. Washington, 29 August 1926 [400/600] “I have your letter . . . in which you ask me for a favorite . . . quotation. The one I like much is the 15th verse of the 24th chapter of Joshua: ‘And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.’” 131 c   TRUMAN, HARRY S.Two Typed Letters Signed, to Charlotte T. North, thanking her for sending gifts. Each 1 / 2 page, 4to, personal stationery; horizontal folds, first letter with faint scattered soiling. Each with the original envelope. Kansas City, 18 February; 7 December 1956 [400/600] 130