Item 2 - Autograph letter from Garbo to Beaton

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Beaton/A/A1/194a/1/2

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GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/194a/1/2

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Autograph letter from Garbo to Beaton

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  • June 1949 (Circa. Letter undated.) (Creation)

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2 p. paper

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Wishes she had saved Nella Webb's predictions about her life. Believes the present is one of the most difficult times in her life. Reminds him that she got the dates wrong for her 'call' (American Citizenship Interview), and is waiting to be notified when to appear. Complains that there is a lot to learn and she does not like to study. Wonders if she writes English having never studied it. Wishes to be with Beaton. Is in the backyard of her unfurnished residence. Mentions her meeting, through Crocker, with some of Beaton's friends, Winston Churchill's daughter and her husband.

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