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RMS Titanic passenger Major Archibald Willingham Butt last letter APR 9 1912 RP
$ 5.27
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MILITARY AIDE TO PRESIDENT TAFT, ARMY OFFICER ARCHIBALD WILLINGHAM BUTT.This listing is for a nice, clean reprint, of the final letter written by Major Butt.
It was written on April 9.1912, just one day before he boarded the Titanic at Southampton.
Major Butt ws returning to Washington DC after a trip to Rome to meet with the Pope.
The letter is written to a travel agent, requesting a refund on and unused train ticket.
This is the transcript of that letter:
Telephone,
5150 Victoria
24, Grosvenor Place. S.W.
Apl. 9 1912
My dear Sir -
I am sending you a ticket - which I secured through your office in Rome Italy - from Rome to London. After reaching Bale, I went to Berlin and came by another to Paris. You will see that the unused portion of the ticket was torn out. It was done by the gate man in
Paris. If you can refund this unused portion please send it to my address in Washington, c/o of The White House. I am enclosing my card of identification. If it is contrary to your rules or the regulations of the railroads please don't worry about the matter.
Very Sincerely
Archibald W Butt
c/o The White House
Washington D.C.
USA
Your reprint is printed on 65lb archival, acid-free card stock.
The size is 8.5 x 11 inches.
It will not contain the WSSC watermark.
The photograph of Major Butt is not included in this sale.
I will carefully and securely package your reprint and ship it USPS with
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