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Concerned letter from Winston Churchill to his secretary, Mrs. Violet Pearman, dated 1 November 1938. Pearman had been Churchill's secretary since 1929. Handwritten letter to ''My dear Mrs. P'' reads in part, ''...I talked to Dr. Brand yesterday, & have come to the conclusion that you need a good long rest, if you are to recover yr health. I have therefore decided to offer you a years leave at a salary of 3 pounds a week. If you feel able to look after the literary accounts, & to do a little work with the Press cuttings, all the better. But it is just as you feel...Of course if, as I hope, you make rapid progress, you can resume yr duties here. Meanwhile please come & see us, & use the garden whenever you feel inclined, and the sun shines...Winston Churchill''. Two page letter, written front and verso on Churchill's Chartwell stationery, measures 5'' x 8''. Chartwell, in Westerham, Kent, was the site of Churchill's family home and his beloved hillside gardens. Minor foxing and creasing, else near fine.
Winston Churchill Autograph Letter Signed -- ''...you need a good long rest, if you are to recover yr health. I have therefore decided to offer you a years leave at a salary of 3 pounds a week...''
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