One of the last signatures by Calvin Coolidge. Letter dated  Dec. 27, 1932, sending congratulations to George Wilson on the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Congregational Club.  The content is routine, but this would be one of his last letters.  Coolidge died nine days later at his home after spending 90 minutes at his office.

 Spending less than two hours at his office during the holiday season suggests Coolidge’s correspondence was unusually light –even for a retired president whose party was just trounced in the November elections.  This is a nice signature study example of his autograph late in life when he had been dealing with several health issues including some fatigue. The signature maintains his classic figure 8 “C”s but the first name is cramped and the signature smaller than his more enthusiastic large signatures earlier in life.    

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