ALS signed “TRC,” three sides of two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. Insightful letter to his friend Joe Clements, concerning a book written about him and his divorce from his wife. In part, “Am glad you liked the book, I have not read it, it was all stolen or plagiarized I venture to guess, this is one of those things. They worm their way in and start forming all chapters only, material was to be submitted to me to have a contract drawn if I wanted, he got enough to do a book with books I had at Lake Tahoe also clippings he helped himself to on a few days stay at my place, I heard no more until Barnes & Cay came out, they are noted for this. As long as they say Ty Cobb by so & so you cannot do a thing about it…It is impossible to come up there for July 22nd, I am swamped with correspondence and several matters to attend to…As to ‘separation’ it was a divorce and I divorced her, no alimony, no settlement. You want to make some money well start in and write a book on how men and husbands should understand women. My ex wife had no desire or wish or plan ever refused and I had the money yes to do it with, I loved her as have ever loved a woman…She with two homes, autos, absolute independence as far as money was concerned, bank accounts, even paid for her daughter’s wedding…she…the only child was restricted…also left out of her mother’s will by tricks of her father…Frances had close to $100,000.00 in stock that I gave her for income, 98% a wonderful woman, 2% left, her father a few simple B-…Some day will tell you other details which her Reno Racket divorce lawyer an old 68 year old crook who was trying to shake me down through the Ex Mrs…Yes, I got divorce, no alimony, no settlement…Tear this up and forget. No she went to so many that came to me, my friends told me the same. Ty is a wonderful man, good to me, but he drinks, she never stopped herself, not drunk no, social drinks, it was her complex, menopause & now a dementia pattern.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Cobb’s hand. In very fine condition. Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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