Typed Letter Signed
SMILEY, Daniel (1855-1930)
From Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
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About this Item
In 1895 Albert K. Smiley, owner of the Mohonk Mountain House, a prestigious Ulster County New York summer resort, began the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration, an annual event that lasted until 1916 and helped create the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands, which still functions today; upon Smiley's death in 1912 his position as host was assumed by his brother Daniel, well known in climatology circles for beginning an official daily weather reading at Lake Mohonk on January 1st, 1896 that continues to this day at the aptly-named Daniel Smiley Research Center. TLS, 1p, 8½" X 11", Mohonk Lake, NY, 25 September 1913. Addressed to General Horatio King (1837-1918, Medal of Honor-winning Civil War soldier, politician and author). Very good. Lightly age toned, more so near edges, with light edgewear. Nice and relevant content on letterhead of the famed conference for which he's best known: "Accept my best thanks for the bronze memento of the recent Gettysburg celebration," he writes, "as well as for the very appropriate verses written by you. These are appreciated by me as one who counts the Gettysburg celebration as being a marked event in national, which is after all a large part of the international, peace." Boldly signed in full in brown ink. Unusual and interesting. Seller Inventory # 42285
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.
9304 Saturn Ln, Galena, IL, 61036, U.S.A.
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.9304 Saturn Ln, Galena, IL, 61036, U.S.A.
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