Description: WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. Important typed letter signed by, “Wm. H. Taft,” reflecting on when the United States Senate famously irritated President George Washington: “I thank you for sending me the letter of Washington to Mr. McHenry. I had particularly in mind, in the letter that I wrote you, Washington’s anger at the failure of the Senate to act promptly in the confirmation of Indian Treaties, which he went with Secretary Knox to secure the confirmation of, by a personal visit to the Senate. The scene is described by Senator Maclay in his diary, which has been published, and is referred to, I think, by John Quincy Adams in his.” IMPORTANT TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT REFLECTING ON WHEN THE UNITED STATES SENATE FAMOUSLY IRRITATED PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON In August 1789, the Senate frustrated Washington for refusing to confirm his nominee to naval officer for the Port of Savannah and inadequately offering instructions to commissioners charged with negotiating treaties with the Indians. Ultimately, Washington chose a nominee acceptable to the Senate and visited the Senate chamber with Secretary of War Henry Knox, “to discuss the state of relations with Indians in the south and a possible treaty with the Creek tribe” (United States Senate, Irritating the President). Senator William Maclay documented the occasion within his diary. “I HAD PARTICULARLY IN MIND, IN THE LETTER THAT I WROTE YOU, WASHINGTON’S ANGER AT THE FAILURE OF THE SENATE TO ACT PROMPTLY IN THE CONFIRMATION OF INDIAN TREATIES, WHICH HE WENT WITH SECRETARY KNOX TO SECURE THE CONFIRMATION OF, BY A PERSONAL VISIT TO THE SENATE” Any correspondence from a U.S. President discussing the Father of the Nation is extremely rare and highly desirable. We were unable to locate any letters from Taft on Washington available for sale at auction over the past 25 years. Contains handwritten corrections by Taft within the content, sent to Philip G. Straus, on one page with personal letterhead, measures 10.5 by 8 inches, created in New Haven, Connecticut on November 17, 1919, and accompanied with the original mailing envelope.
Price: 1875 USD
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
President: William Taft
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Signed by: William Howard Taft
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