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Howard Hughes Autograph Letter Signed to Wife

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Howard Hughes Autograph Letter Signed to Wife
<B>Howard Hughes Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> "<I>Howard</B></I>" to wife Jean Peters. They lived in separate rooms during their 14 years of marriage, communicating mostly through handwritten memos such as the one offered here. On a sheet from a yellow legal pad, undated (but likely mid-1960s), Hughes writes, "<I>Dearest Sweetheart, Please forgive my hors de combat condition of the past week. I was truly sick in my lower innards. I promise to do some of the things I have permitted to fall behind schedule - and to do it at once. I love you an awful lot, and I'll not be too late tonight. I'll send you a message, Howard. Please write me.</B></I>" The French phrase he uses, <I>hors de combat,</B></I> means "out of action" or disabled. Jean responds with: "<I>Dearest Love - I understand and I'm sorry - I am going to watch #9 - "The Gentle Art of Murder" Maybe you would like to see it? - Anyway I'll be up till 12:00 - 1:00 - I love you - J.</B></I>" The Hughes writing on the verso of this page doesn't seem to follow the preceding exchange. In it he talks about a movie he's seen "100 times" with Walter Brennan, Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter. Though not mentioned by title, he is referring to <I>Swamp Water</B></I> (1941). A fascinating look into the thoughts and actions of one the world's richest men. Fine condition, transcript included.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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