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Gerald Ford (2) Typed Letters Signed: "President Truman was a favorite President of the Fords"

"President Truman was a favorite President of the Fords"

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"President Truman was a favorite President of the Fords"

Two TLSs: one signed "Gerald R. Ford," one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, April 22, 1986, in part: "Thank you so much for your letter…enclosing an original copy of the Congressional Record from 1907 concerning the Brownville Raid. I also deeply appreciate the cover letter from Senator Benjamin Tillman…The materials which you have generously forwarded are being transmitted to the Gerald R. Ford Library on the campus of the University of Michigan, where they can be properly preserved for historical purposes. This material will be a fine addition to records relating to my pardon of the Battalion of the 25th United States Infantry, Colored"; and a TLS signed "G. R. Ford," one page, 6.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, September 6, 1989, in part: "The copies of the two letters from President Truman to U.S. Senator Hawes are most amusing. President Truman was a favorite President of the Fords." In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, both with facsimile free franks.




From the Collection of Paul K. Carr, former UACC President and Noted Expert.

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