(SCIENTISTS) CARVER GEORGE WASHINGTON Autograph Letter Signe

"MY ARTICLE IN THE . . . PEANUT JOURNAL . . . STRUCK A VERY RESPONSIVE CHORD" (SCIENTISTS.) CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON. Autograph Letter Signed, "G.W. Carver," to "My beloved boy, Mr. Davis," stating that his own good health is partly due to the happiness caused by "my dear boys," stating that his most prized possession is his friendship with Davis, praising Davis's gifts, encouraging Davis to read his article and to continue studying, and recommending a treatment for a skin condition. 2 pages, 4to, "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute" stationery, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet; two punch holes in upper margin (with loss of few letters of text), folds, faint toning at all edges. Tuskegee, 18 August 1932