ALS signed “Annie Oakley Butler,” three pages, 6 x 9.25, The O. Henry Hotel letterhead, November 17, [1923]. Handwritten letter beginning "Dear little Lady," in part: "Your kind letter, and papers received on our return from Pinehurst. But I have let a 10 days slip by. What a wonderful little girl you are. I hope to see more of you some day. I fully appreciate all the lovely things you said of me in your recent article. We went to Pinehurst for the opening of the Hotel Carolina, and I gave 5 exhibitions at the Fair while we were there. That being the 6th year I have worked there free. I missed last year. And Mr. Luft wrote us that the Natives went home disappointed. I could not dance & shoot at the same time on account of my brace I still have to use it. But I shot from a fast speeding Auto and that pleased them just as well. We bought a plot of ground at Pinehurst. And may build there in the early spring. So I hope you will make me a visit in our own home. We have not been able to find what we want here, as the soil is all soft and we can often smell the smoke & I feel it in my head. But we will remain for the present." In fine condition.
In 1922, Annie Oakley was hit by a Cadillac near Daytona, Florida, pinning her down and fracturing her hip and ankle. Oakley was forced to wear a steel brace on her right leg, which was somewhat limiting to her act—no longer could she "dance & shoot at the same time." Nevertheless, her world-renowned marksmanship was unaffected, and she continued to thrill crowds with extraordinary shooting feats.
Past sales history: Christie's, Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, November 7, 2000.
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