Written by:

James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006  Search this

Subject of:

Deidre Jenkins Brown, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Date:

1970s

Description:

A handwritten letter by James Brown on wide-ruled notebook paper, pulled from a pad of paper (from the top). Blue ink and double-spaced writing. Reads [To/Whom it May concern I'm, A/very sick Man and My wife/Deidre is my Only hope so please/Let her in my Box and get what/paper or money she needs Thank/you For your kindess and May God/bless you And your Family here/is My Father he can't write/his name but he can print/And here is My Two little/children you can see That They/Are Mine/James/Brown/My/Signature]. On the reverse, center right, handwritten in same blue ink, reads [1706-1708] outlined, with [Hilton] and [912/746-1461] underneath.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Communication  Search this

Families  Search this

Finance  Search this

Health  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker

Object number:

2014.3.17

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Manuscripts

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584fb7aa4-6f09-46b9-93a6-575b5e288e0e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.3.17