ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 6.5 x 4, February 15, 1940. Handwritten letter to an American admirer, in full: "Dear sister, I thank you for your letter and the sentiments expressed therein." Gandhi has struck through "Maganwadi" in the letterhead and written "Segaon" above. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, with "Passed by Censor" label and Indian postage stamps, addressed in another hand to Mrs. McMillan Seely of Seattle, Washington; this was likely Harriet McMillan Seely, the granddaughter of Minnesota Senator Samuel J. R. McMillan, an autograph collector. Housed in a handsome custom-made clamshell box with slipcase.
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