Carbon letter, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, January 29, 1916. Letter to the White Star Line's law firm Messrs. Hill, Dickinson & Co., in part: "Re. David Bowen, Treherbert, who went down with the Titanic. The mother of the above person…wants to know if she is entitled to any more money as compensation for the loss of her son. She has been given to understand there is more money to be divided. She is in great need." Includes a carbon copy of the firm's response, in part: "The settlement to which you refer is a settlement effected in America of proceedings instituted there and we regret therefore that Mrs. Bowen will not be entitled to participate in the settlement funds." In very good to fine condition, with scattered overall creasing. David John 'Dai' Bowen of Treherbert, Wales, a professional boxer and the Welsh lightweight champion, was traveling to America aboard the Titanic to take part in a series of boxing matches. Bowen perished in the disaster and his body was not recovered.
