Written to the wife of a friend, American historian and Egyptologist, Oric Bates, shortly after his death in a WW1 training accident.
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Owen Wister wrote this one page letter to Mrs. Oric Bates on mourning stationary, following the death of her husband, and his friend in October of 1918.
Oric Bates (1883 – 1918) was an American historian, and archaeologist (especially Egyptology). Bates was the son of Arlo Bates, American writer and poet. He was a graduate from Harvard, class of 1905; and was killed in a training accident at Camp Taylor, Kentucky during WWI.
The letter to Bates’ widow, Natica (Inches) reads, “My dear Mrs. Bates: Alas, Sunday night I dine with two ancient pals of my youth. We shall toast the past in gruel, and swallow a little soft food carefully. Were not all my few nights filled with rehersing, or performing, or meetings pre-arranged, I should venture to propose another of these console me for Sunday. With many thanks & regrets, I am yours faithfully, Owen Wister.
Saturday morning.”
Owen Wister (1860 – 1938), American Western Author, Harvard University (1882) & Harvard Law School (1888), friend of Henry James and Theodore Roosevelt; probably best known for his book, “The Virginian.”
He moved west in 1885 for health reasons, and ended up in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, where he would frequent that place many times during his life, and with the western experiences attained, proved to be the catalyst for “The Virginian,” and many other western titles.
His 1 page letter to Natica Bates come with the original cover with un-canceled postage. The letter is in fine condition, some slight issues with the cover, yet both most suitable for framing.
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