ANS, in pencil, one page, 5 x 7.5, Christmas, 1940. Letter of encouragement to Caroline Derby, whom Helen met in 1892 at a tea given by the Spauldings in Boston to aid a kindergarten for the blind. In full: “With confident faith in Britain as mankind’s shield and bulwark of freedom.” In fine condition, with a mild overall shade of toning. RRAuction COA