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Book Condition: Used Good
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

United States
About Item: Brooklyn, NY: December 10, 1936., 1936.. Good. - Typed letter filling most of an 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide cream-colored sheet of Brooklyn Times Union letterhead. Signed "Joseph J. Early". The edges & corners of the letter are lightly creased & its bottom edge is darkened. There are a few short tears to the edges & a small piece out at bottom right. Folded twice for mailing. Good. Early sends a warm letter and his autograph to future congressman Seymour Halpern, then a young autograph collector. Halpern is the son of an old friend of Early: "Be sure to give my kindest regards to your good Father. He is a gem. He was one of my valued and old friends at Albany and while we see each other seldom, I value him highly and you are a lucky chap to be his son". Early also encourages Halpern in his pursuit of a career.Joseph J. Early served as president of the Legislative Correspondents Association in Albany in 1912. He was the president and publisher of The Brooklyn Times Union from 1924 to 1927. He… Read More
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