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 Eliot Ness
- Headed "The Untouchables"
- Very Scarce ~ 1937
- Typed Letter Signed
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- Eliot Ness (1903-1957). American crime fighter. Hired in 1929 as a Special
Agent for the U.S. Department of Justice to head the Prohibition
Bureau in Chicago. Its purpose was to investigate and harass
Al Capone. Ness led a nine man team known as "The Untouchables"
(1929-1933), then headed the Alcohol Tax Unit of the Department
of Treasury (1933-1935), and then served as the Director of Safety
in Cleveland (1935-1941). During World War II he was Director
of Social Protection for the Federal Security Agency in Washington,
D.C.
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- Very Scarce Typed Letter Signed, in full, "Eliot Ness", one page,
quarto, on imprinted "City of Cleveland, Department of Public
Safety, Eliot Ness, Director", d. June 10, 1937, dealing
with a temporary appointment and probationary period for a patrolman.
In fine condition with perfect signature. $SOLD
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