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Tender Winston Churchill autograph letter signed to his secretary Mrs. Violet Pearman, who was out sick at the time. Dated 18 May 1938, letter was written just two months after he delivered his House of Commons speech on the Danube Basin warning of the Nazi threat. His personal Westerham stationery reads: ''Dearest Mrs. P, I am so grieved at your illness - due I fear largely to your devotion to my interests & fortunes. I am sure that all you need is a good long rest with out worries of any kind. Now do help in this. Lie absolutely fallow and you will recover. There is no need to fret about anything - tho I do not pretend I do not miss you badly. Do not let your case be a burden. Why don't you tell your solicitors to come to me. I will have it all properly looked after. Remember you can count on me for the 50 pounds I promised. All I want you to do is get well, and this you can do by a good holiday. I will look after you. Yours affectionately, Winston S. Churchill''. Two page letter, written front and verso, measures 5'' x 8''. Foxing, creasing and minor chipping to the lower edge. Very good condition.
Winston Churchill Autograph Letter Signed to His Ill Secretary -- ''...Remember you can count on me...All I want you to do is get well...'' -- 1938
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