Autograph letter signed by Colonel House to Lord Northcliffe dated 1920

HOUSE, Edward Mandell (1858-1938). Autograph Letter Signed to media magnate Lord Northcliffe.
 
Single sheet folded to four pages, 130 x 200 mm, written aboard ship on printed "On board S.S." stationery with red house flag vignette, dated 8 September 1920. Light central fold and minor handling wear, otherwise very good.
 
A letter written by the American diplomat and presidential adviser, Colonel House to Lord Northcliffe while returning by sea. House thanks Northcliffe for his telegram and remarks that he "cannot leave England without expressing my great appreciation for your many kindnesses." He adds that England "has been good to me and no one has done more to make me love her than you."
 
Colonel Edward Mandell House was the closest adviser and confidant of President Woodrow Wilson during the First World War and the Paris Peace Conference. Although never a serving military officer, he was universally known as "Colonel" House and exercised extraordinary influence over American foreign policy. The recipient, Lord Northcliffe (Alfred Harmsworth), proprietor of The Times and the Daily Mail, was one of the most influential figures in British journalism and wartime propaganda.