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Lot of 161 miscellaneous autographs and letters to Louis Wiley. ANS, 2pp (5.5 x 7 in.) on Ritz-Carlton Hotel stationery, 31 March 1934. Sympathy to Wiley on the death of his mother, signed Marie Louise de Serrana? Pencil note on verso indicates "Ambassador from Cuba" but we have so far been unable to identify this person. TNS, 5.5 x 6.75 in., Washington (DC), n.d. Signed George B. Cortelyou (1862-1940), Secretary of Commerce and Labor (1903-1904), Postmaster General (1905-1907), Secretary of the Treasury (1907-1909) under Roosevelt. TLS, 7 x 9 in., on Dept of Commerce and Labor letterhead, also signed George B. Cortelyou. TLS, 1p, on War Department, Chief of Staff, Military Intelligence Division letterhead, Washington (DC), 28 Aug. 1934. Signed Robert C. Richardson Jr., Lt. Col., General Staff. Robert Charlwood Richardson (1882-1954) graduated from USMA in 1904, and was sent to serve in the Philippines. He later saw service in both World Wars, in command of the Hawaiian Department of the Pacific at the height of the second World War (1943-1946) as a Lieutenant General. He was posthumously awarded a fourth star. ANS, 4 x 5 in. note card and cover, both with red borders. Return address indicates the writer is Jouett Shouse (without which the handwriting would not be interpretable). Washington, 20 Dec. 1934 (postmark). Note: "With all good wishes for Christmas and the coming year." Jouett Shouse (1879-1968) was a publisher and politician, known for his opposition to the New Deal in the 1930s. Western Union Telegraph, 30 Mar 1933, birthday greetings to Mrs. Regina Wiley from James W. Gerard. James Watson Gerard (1867-1951) was a New York lawyer and politician. In 1914, Gerard defeated Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Democratic primary for US Senator (but lost the election to James Wadsworth, Jr.). He was appointed Ambassador to Germany in 1913, and remained until 1917, just before the US declared war on Germany. After war broke out, Gerard handled British interests in Germany, providing much care to British POWs. TNS, 1p, New York, Jan. 25, 1935, on letterhead of James W. Gerard and signed by him. TNS, 5.5 x 8.75 in., on letterhead of the Agent General for Reparation Payments, Berlin, 15 Dec. 1927. Signed S. Parker Gilbert. Before serving as Agent General for Reparations Seymour Parker Gilbert (1892-1938) was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and afterward became an associate of J.P. Morgan. After his death of a heart attack at the age of 45, his widow married Harold Stanley, co-founder of Morgan Stanley. TNS, 1p, on Treasury Department letterhead, New York, March 25, 1920. Signed simply "Bill." Pencil note: "File Wm. Edwards." William Hanford "Big Bill" Edwards (1877-1943) was a Princeton football star, who transitioned to officiating after graduation, refereeing some notable games such as Harvard-Yale and the first "Ohio League" championship game. He was the first president of the first iteration of the AFL (which only lasted that one season). TLS, approx. 7 x 9 in., [Washington], May 11, 1934. Signed by Postmaster General James A. Farley (1888-1976). Farley was an early "success story" from the Irish Catholic community. He helped normalize diplomatic relations with the Vatican between the wars. During WWII as head of Coca Cola International, he greatly extended the reach of the company overseas by having Coke shipped with food and ammunition as a "war priority item" to boost troop morale. ANS, 4.5 x 6.25 in., [New York], n.d. On notepaper with only the address, 1 Park Avenue. Signed Martha Bacon, Mrs. Robert Bacon Declining an invitation for some unspecified event (that apparently passed while they were out of town). Robert Bacon (1860-1919) was Secretary of State for a short time in 1909 after having served as Assistant Sec. of State for four years. Most of his career, however, was spent with J.P. Morgan, including participating in the formation of US Steel. TLS, 5.5 x 8.5 in., Washington, Aug. 14, 1918. Signed by Paul H. War