Oakley, Annie. Autograph letter signed, 27 February 1921, to Mrs. W.P. Anthony

OAKLEY, ANNIE

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("ANNIE OAKLEY") TO MRS. W.P. ANTHONY, RESPONDING CORDIALLY TO A FRIEND

3 pages (6 ½ x 5 in.; 163 x 128 mm), on The Carolina [Hotel] letterhead, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 27 February 1921, with original autograph envelope; horizontal folds.

A charming letter from "Little Sure Shot," still riding at the age of 61: "I go out quite often..."

Writing to a friend from her residence in Pinehurst, North Carolina, later in life, she thanks her correspondent for photographs, including one of her dog Dave, a handsome English Setter who was named after show-business friend Dave Montgomery. Dave (the dog) had a taste of show business himself, and was known to participate in Oakley's act. Several newspapers in the 1910s ran images of Oakley "playing William Tell," by shooting an apple off the top of the loyal dog's head.

The letter reads, in part, "It was sweet of you to write me, and we both appreeciate [sic] the photoes [sic]. I love the one of you. And dave's is just fine. Well the other one looks just like me. I thank you ... The next time I see you I will show Mr. Anthony how to stick to the leather and trot. Please don't think that he was the only one who enjoyed that spin. I go out quite often with ladies that I like."

Condition Report:
3 pages (6 ½ x 5 in.; 163 x 128 mm), on The Carolina [Hotel] letterhead, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 27 February 1921, with original autograph envelope; horizontal folds.

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