A homesick Sidney Poitier writes to FDRoosevelt to borrow $100 to return home to Nassau. My name is Sidney Poitier
Tag: Letters
Santa writes, Mark Twain style [Letters of note]
3 year old Susie Clemens, who may be more recognisable as Ms. Mark Twain Jr., woke up one Christmas morning to find this letter from Santa. Ah, the joys of having a writer for a dad!
I love June Carter, I Do. [Letters of Note]
Being married for 35+ years, Johnny Cash & June Carter were inseparable. These two notes, written by Johnny – one on the occasion of her 65th birthday (1994), & the second shortly after her death in 2003 wouldn’t have been around if it was a text message, I guess.
I will always be there with you [Letters of note]
On May 1st of 2003, just weeks after being deployed to Iraq, Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, of Springfield, Missouri was killed when his tank fell into the Euphrates river. He was 34-years-old. Shortly after his death, this letter was delivered to his bereaved wife, Melissa, and his 6-year-old stepson, Dakota (“Toad”). Melissa and Jesse’s unborn child, Carson (“Bean”), entered the world on the 29th of May, a few weeks after his father’s death.
I’ll be watching over you [Letters of note]
Astronaut Jerry Linegar wrote nearly everyday to his one-year old son during his time on-board the Mir Space Station. I’ll be watching over you.
Wretched Woman [Letters of note]
I often lose myself reading Shaun Usher’s Letters of Note (I’ve mentioned the site before). Read Jarm Logue’s letter to the Wretched Woman (written in 1860). Jarm was a runaway slave turned preacher, & his former owner wrote to him demanding $1000 to cover the cost of his running away with a mare etc.
Our differences unite us [Letter]
The art of letter writing has all but disappeared in these heady days of 140 character tweets & emails. If you pine for those days of yore, this site has a treasure of letters from the past. Even some very recent ones, like this Obama reply to 10-year old who wrote to ask his advice on how to handle the kids at her school who bullied her about her gay parents.