Typed Letter Signed

Washington, D.C.: White House, 1937. 4to. Framed and glazed. 4to. Like FDR, Suydam Cutting, who came from a prominent New Jersey family, was a graduate of both Groton and Harvard (they graduated 5 years apart). Cutting went to Turkmenistan with TR, Jr., and Kermit in 1925 and travelled to Tibet on several occasions between 1928 and 1937. He… Read more

Waialua, Hawaii, 1989. 1 p. 4to. On Mary Ann Sears Swim School letterhead. Fine. 1 p. 4to. Pioneer woman surfer Mary Ann Hawkins. Pioneer woman surfer Hawkins (1919-1993) writes to surfing historian Gary Lynch, offering to send tape recorded memoirs, and writing about Tom Blake, one of the most important figures in the history of surfing. In part"… Read more

London, 4 September 1944. Letter. Creases from folding. Near Fine. A SIGNED letter on the Prime Minister's stationery from John Miller Martin, principal private secretary (1940-1945) to Winston Churchill, to Richard Tobin of the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE giving details about the story of Churchill singing "Rule, Britannia" on the cruiser Enterprise in July 1944 when he went… Read more

Tucson, AZ: May 13, 1967., 1967.. Fine. - sc Small quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide]. 1-1/3 single-spaced typed pages on olive green Loujon Press letterhead. Dated "5/13/67". Boldly signed in red ink "Jon (& Louise) Webb". Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. <p>A wonderful letter addressed to a writer, in which Webb regrets that he… Read more

New York, 1942. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. Old folds, lower right hand corner chipped not affecting text or signature, otherwise a fine letter with a bold, clear signature. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. A letter written by the renowned Russian ace and world record setting Sikorsky test pilot, on behalf of Danish-born ballet and Broadway… Read more

Unbound. Fine. One quarto page on United States Senate printed letterhead, Washington, D.C., dated October 23, 1978. Folded twice for mailing, else near fine. We have some suspicions that the signature is in the hand of a secretary. The letter states, in part: "Thank you for your letter regarding legislation to extend the deadline for the ratification of… Read more

Unbound. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4" postcard with typed message. Note from Clarence Major to African-American novelist and publisher Barry Beckham wishing him luck with Beckham House, his new publishing company.

This huge corruption investigation of the 1980s involved the FBI, IRS, USPS, Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies and resulted in a large number of indictments and convictions of judges, lawyers, sheriffs, police officers and court officials -- among the top of which was this federal judge, convicted of extorting $200,000 in "loans" from those under him;… Read more

San Francisco, May 24, 1963. Original typed letter, signed, on single side of a sheet of white wove stock (28x21.5cm), "No War on Children" rubberstamp at top left-hand corner. Faint mail folds, light toning, else Fine. Letter written on behalf of the Committee by its co-Chair, addressed to a Seldon (no last name provided) regarding a meeting earlier in… Read more

New York, 1947. Unbound. Fine. One-page typed letter Signed by Anne McCaughey. Folded as for mailing, else fine. This letter is addressed to author and editor Carl Carmer and his wife, thanking them for taking care of McCaughey while her apartment was on fire.