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Governor Herbert H. Lehman, 1936 Letter and Autograph Group of 6

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Governor Herbert H. Lehman, 1936 Letter and Autograph Group of 6
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New York, 1936. Group of 6 Typewritten letters, all from and signed by Herbert H. Lehman and addressed to Lawrence H. Tasker, 5 of which are on State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. The July 9th letter has "Kind personal regards" written by Lehman in ink at bottom left near his signature; The August 4th letter thanks Tasker for his earlier letter which included an editorial; the September 25th letter states that Lehman is enclosing a copy of a letter from former Mayor Walter G. C. Otto; The October 5th letter thanks Tasker for his clippings "about Tommy McInnes," with Lehman stating "I do hope the boy will continue to improve;" The November 16th letter thanks Mr. and Mrs. Tasker for their congratulations and good wishes; and the November 19th letter states "Mrs. Lehman and I were very happy indeed to meet you and Mrs. Tasker during the campaign." Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 - December 5, 1963) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York. He served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and represented New York State in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until 1957. He was born to a Reform Jewish family in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Babetta (nŽe Newgass) and German-born immigrant Mayer Lehman, one of the three brothers who co-founded Lehman Brothers financial services firm. All are in VF condition. (6)