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Dwight D. Eisenhower WWII autograph letter signed. Writing to his wife Mamie on letterhead printed: ''Headquarters / United States Army Forces in The British Isles'', and dated simply Saturday (likely 1942), letter reads in full: ''Darling: Just this minute your letter, with John's enclosed, arrived at my desk. I'll fire it right back into the hopper in the hope it will catch a plane I know is due to leave this evening. Sorry if you gave Bedell anything to do for me that he may have thought an imposition. I'm informed that he is at last on the way, we'll see him tomorrow, probably. You've been grand about writing. But don't think that I have any 'ghosts' for personal letters - Lee answers invitations 9 out of 10 'no' - and Butch takes care of a lot of stuff. But no one can really tell how another writes his friends, so whatever correspondence I attempt of that kind, I have to do myself. But it's not much. Your mention of women flying over here is news to me. I don't know who they are! Mrs. Roosevelt (TR Jr) came as a Red Cross official - that's all I've heard about. I talked to Tom Handy on the phone yesterday. Said he'd call you! I'm pretty tired, but on the whole, very well indeed! Lots of love - as ever / Your devoted / Ike''. 2pp. letter measures 6''x 8''. Creasing, else near fine.
Eisenhower WWII Autograph Letter Signed to Mamie -- ''...Your mention of women flying over here is news to me. I don't know who they are!...''
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