ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961)

Lot 725
2 5003 000
Signed Autograph Letter & envelope, to Richard ARMSTRONG in Havana. A.L.S. “Hemingstein”, undated, to “Dick”. 1 page small in-8 (on a piece of docket printed in Spanish). Envelope: Mr and Mrs Richard Armstrong, Hotel Ambos-Mundos, Obispo y Mercaderes, Havana On the back of the envelope: Mr. R. Armstrong, Telf. A 9143, San Lazaro 254 Written in English. “… In hurry to get to Pelota… Dear Dick, Here is the dough I cant ever give you my thanks... come in and see you and tell you how much I am … Marty fi ne. Kids here. Best always and much affection…. “ Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) American writer, journalist and war correspondent. Born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA, he suicided on 2 July 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho. Hemingway moved to Cuba in 1942.