autograph letters signed (2 letters); typed letter signed (1 letter)

Bekeart, Philip B(aldwin) and Bekeart, Philip K.

Publication Date: 1945

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2 letters signed: 1. on letterhead Phil. B. Bekeart Co., Inc., Alameda, Cal, but addressed San Francisco, April 18, 1935, to 'Dear Ed, Here is a memento of trying days and nights living on crackers - cheese and canned tomatoes. I had $750 on gold in my pocket when I landed back in S.F. (from New Orleans) on April 22. I went into business again on the 25th - Home and former business gone - and started and here I am - Affectionately Phil B. Bekeart.' Philip B(aldwin) Bekeart (1861-1936) was a gunsmithing and sporting goods dealer and noted authority on early California history. He served 3 terms as president of the California State Historical Association. Letter is browned and has small holes. 2. on letterhead Phil. K. Bekeart, 731 Market Street, San Francisco, dated Feb. 21, 1936, addressed 'Dear Eddie (Edward F. O'Day),' thanking O'Day for his words of consolation extended to him and family in eulogy on the death of his father. About 85 words. Typed letter signed on letterhead Phil. K. Bekeart, dated January 26, 1945, addressed 'Dear Eddie,' thanking him and thinking of Eddie at the service on the death of his mother when the 23rd psalm was read, which psalm Eddie had read at the death of his father. About 90 words. All letters previously folded for mailing. Seller Inventory # 296321

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Title: autograph letters signed (2 letters); typed ...

Publication Date: 1945

Binding: Ephemera