HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Typed Letter Signed to His Friend and Typist, Jane Armstrong. [N.p., n.d. ca. 1939-1940]. Addressed ?Dear Jane ;?. With Hemingway?s pencil note (?Monday?) at top, and signed by him in pencil, ?Hemingstein?, using one of his nicknames reserved to friends. Letter on thin plain brown paper. Approximately 11 x 8 ??. 2 vertical and 1 horizontal creases, some rubbing. Near fine. ?Dear Jane ; That certainly was a swell job, pal and there weren?t six errors in the whole business. The guy?s name was Berrendo. My two rs looked like an n. Maybe before it all goes to press you could co-ordinate the moustaches etc. I?ll have to have someone check the Spanish too. I can talk it and understand it and think in it but I can?t spell it; nor English either. Anhow I can?t tell you how grateful I am and how I hated to ask you too. I didn?t know Phyllys?s [sic] last name so I made the check to you. The First batch got to N. Y. Wednesday night. So the final lot should have got there by Saturday. Should hear fr Burton soon. Thanks again very very much and tell Phyllis how swell her work is. Best always [Hemingstein]?. Many typographical errors (which probably accounts for why Hemingway hired Jane and Phyllis to type his manuscripts). The work Hemingway refers to is For Whom the Bell Tolls, which was typed up for publication by Armstrong?s daughter, Phyllis Gardner. Jane Armstrong worked for the U. S. Consulate in Cuba, and her husband, Richard, was a journalist; both were friends of Hemingway. Jane and Phyllis amassed a huge collection of his letters and manuscripts. Measurements: 11 x 8 ??.