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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter to His Son,...

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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter to His Son, Gregory (?Gig?). P. O. Box 555 Ketchum, Idaho, [Feb 15, 1961]. On Hemingway?s onionskin personal stationery with his P. O. Box address of his final home in Ketchum, ID. Addressed ?Dear Gig:?. Signature not visible. Approximately 11 x 8 ??. Worn, soiled, numerous creases, most of the text is faded to illegibility, the remaining text is partially smeared and dampstained. Fair. From what is visible, this letter seems to address his Diabetes. This letter was written just under 5 months before his suicide, which took place in Ketchum, making it one of Hemingway?s final letters. Hemingway?s hard lifestyle as well as his family?s history of hemochromatosis, may have been factors leading to his poor health (physically and mentally) in later years, and eventually his death. Measurements: 11 x 8 ??.