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TCG Letter #41

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Arthur Tolkien

Date

14 February 1896

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Transcript

Complete

This letter to Arthur Tolkien, father of Ronald and Hilary, was dictated by Tolkien's nurse.

Notes

Mabel, Tolkien's mother, received a telegram that day that Arthur had become very ill. He died the following day from haemorrhaging, so the letter was never sent.

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