Lot 87
Coolidge, Calvin. Document signed as President, 2 pp, 12½ x 7 7/8 in., Washington, March 11, 1924. Coolidge signs as arbitrator "In the Matter of the Tacna-Arica Arbitration," having been asked to find a solution for the long-standing controversy in regard to the unfulfilled provisions of the Treaty of Peace of October 20, 1883, between Chile and Peru. Coolidge rules on Peru's request, made February 26, 1924, "for the temporary return, for subsequent presentation with the Counter Case of Peru" of 148 affidavits "to which neither the Case of Peru nor its Appendiz refer." Chile opposed the temporary return of the documents, but Coolidge ruled in favor of Peru. Countersigned by Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes.
Together with an official White House telegram with typed message and signature, with holograph corrections consisting of 29 words, two of them marked out, one page, 10½ x 8 in., Washington, February 16, 1924. To John R. Quinn, National Commander, American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana, stating that his views stated in his New York address on the bonus question "were so fully stated in my New York address that I need not restate them other than to say they represent my mature conviction…."
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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