Morgan, J. Pierpont (1837-1913) to Charles Conant
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01530 Author/Creator: Morgan, J. Pierpont (1837-1913) Place Written: Aix-les-Bains, France Type: Letter signed Date: 21 April 1908 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 21 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to financial author declining request to have his biography written. He writes "... At the same time any such procedure is entirely contrary to my taste, nor can I say that I am very anxious to have any biography published, even after I have passed away." Written on Grand Hotel d'Aix, letterhead with hotel envelope. Envelope includes a twenty-five cent French stamp and four postmarks: two from Aix-les-Bains and two from Paris.
Conant, was a leading advocate of imperialism. He actively worked to install the gold-exchange standard, a key tool of American monetary imperialism, in Latin America and elsewhere.
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