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31st President. Document signed “Herbert Hoover” AS PRESIDENT, January 4, 1930, 10.25" x 14", Washington, D.C. The document names Charles P. Howland as the American member of the International Commission for the Treaty of Conciliation between the U.S. and Romania.
Official White House seal at lower left. Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State, Joseph P. Cotton.
Expected wear includes moderate age toning, central horizontal fold, corner wear, and intermittent handling marks.
The document reads, in part:
"KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity, Prudence, and Ability of Charles P. Howland, of New York, I do appoint him the American Member of the International Commission provided for in the Treaty of Conciliation…"
The treaty referenced in the document was a part of a series of American agreements intended to establish peaceful procedures for resolving international disputes in the aftermath of World War I.
Howland and Hoover crossed paths in international affairs and public policy. Often, Hoover sought out Howland on advice on political matters, especially while he [Hoover] served as the highly influential Secretary of Commerce.
Howland was the first footbzll coach at Brown University. He coached them to a 4-4-2 record in 1892, just a year after graduating from Yale University. He would go on to graduate from Harvard Law School in 1894.
31st President. Document signed “Herbert Hoover” AS PRESIDENT, January 4, 1930, 10.25" x 14", Washington, D.C. The document names Charles P. Howland as the American member of the International Commission for the Treaty of Conciliation between the U.S. and Romania.
Official White House seal at lower left. Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State, Joseph P. Cotton.
Expected wear includes moderate age toning, central horizontal fold, corner wear, and intermittent handling marks.
The document reads, in part:
"KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity, Prudence, and Ability of Charles P. Howland, of New York, I do appoint him the American Member of the International Commission provided for in the Treaty of Conciliation…"
The treaty referenced in the document was a part of a series of American agreements intended to establish peaceful procedures for resolving international disputes in the aftermath of World War I.
Howland and Hoover crossed paths in international affairs and public policy. Often, Hoover sought out Howland on advice on political matters, especially while he [Hoover] served as the highly influential Secretary of Commerce.
Howland was the first footbzll coach at Brown University. He coached them to a 4-4-2 record in 1892, just a year after graduating from Yale University. He would go on to graduate from Harvard Law School in 1894.