1937 Herbert E. Gaston, Asst Sec of Treasury to FDR, signed letter, tax evasion!

Description: From a collection of letters from the field of early 20th century writers, publishers, reporters, more. Checkout other listings! Constituent writes Sec. of Treasury Henry Morganthau about tax evasion. Gaston runs interference on behalf of the country!.... One typed letter from Herbert E. Gaston, signed in ink on US Treasury Department letterhead, dated June 9, 1937, to John Widdiford in response to a letter he sent to Sec. Morganthau on the subject of tax evasion as President Roosevelt has recently framed. Carbon copies of the actual letter in question is included in this lot, which provides better context for the story overall. Spoiler alert: John is pissed! Herbert Earle Gaston (August 20, 1881 – December 7, 1956) was an American newspaper editor who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gaston became Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under then Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, with jurisdiction over the U.S. Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and the Bureau of Narcotics.[4] Gaston left the treasury in 1945,[5] to become vice-chairman and director of the Export-Import Bank.[6] In 1949, he succeeded William McChesney Martin as bank president and chairman,[7] holding both posts until his retirement in 1953.[1][8] wiki Please review all the photos and description and feel free to ask lots of questions. Checkout my other listings of historical ephemera, early signed letters from the fields of publishing, academia, art and letters, military. Also coming up are early collectible ephemera in automobilia, trains, steamships, opera, theater, ballet, travel, photography. If it's not up yet, stay tuned and keep checking back. Thank you in advance.

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Location: Chester, Vermont

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