Thursday, August 20, 2009

1941 Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Autographed Letter


A November 6, 1941, letter to Edmon Ledbetter.

"…How are them two boys? Tell them I say hello…I have been sick in the hospital but I am up and doing fine…Here is some pictures from a party the peoples gave for me las' Sunday…."

Being auctioned here.

4 comments:

Clarity said...

Old letters move me, perhaps because the lost art still resonates.

I like the charm and variety of your blog.

Joey said...

Yeah, I think we're missing so much with the lost art of letter writing. Unfortunately, I don't think it will ever come back.

Thanks for the kind words! Your blog is great too!

joel. said...

very cool.

Schaufensterbabe said...

Wow. Great!