Founding father and first president of the Republic of China (1866-1925). Rare ALS in English, signed “Y. S. Sun,” one page, 8 x 10, October 4, 1910. Handwritten letter to Lady Mabel Cantlie, in full: "Your kind letter of April 17, addressed to the care of Sing Tiang Bee, Singapore, had been received only a few days ago. For this letter had been sent and resent after me to several places by my friends and final reached me here. My appreciation of it also increased at the ratio of time and places which this letter had been passed. I was glad to hear that you and Mrs. Chang have made friend of each other, for I had had a letter from her before I received this one. I am enjoying good health here and my family is coming to join me. With kindest regards to you and the Doctor and my young friends." Sun writes his address at the top, "c/o Tek Chang, 197, Beach Street, Penang." In fine condition. Accompanied by modern prints of photographs of Sun Yat-sen, and of Sir James and Mabel Cantlie together.
A pioneer of first aid, the physician James Cantlie befriended Sun Yat-sen while teaching him at the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. While living in exile in 1896, Sun was detained at the Chinese Legation in London, where the Chinese Imperial secret service planned to smuggle him back to China to execute him for his revolutionary activities. Cantlie played a major role in obtaining his release, leading a media campaign in The Times and The Globe. The Cantlies remained Sun’s closest friends and allies outside China for the rest of his life. A scarce and supremely desirable autograph letter by a major figure in world history.
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