Letter of Thanks from Spencer Tracy to Henry Ford, November 1939

Letter (Correspondence)

November 1939

1939

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

printed on first page: SPENCER TRACY stamped in ink on first page: RECEIVED / NOV 24 1939 / Secretary's Office handwritten in ink: Van Nuys, Calif / Dear Mr. Ford / This letter to you / has been started / before -- / I seem unable / to find words to / adequately express / the deep and / lasting imprint-- / my short visit with / you has made / upon me-- and / so-- as I can / not put it here-- / you first must / know it is / in me-- and shall / remain. / Thank you again / sir, for your great / kindness and courtesy. / The only way in / which I may in some / way return all your / hours given me is / to promise that I shall / make a supreme / effort to do some / small justice and / no harm to the memory / of your dear friend-- / Respectfully yours-- / Spencer Tracy / P.S. Please come out for / a visit while we are making / the picture-- typewritten on envelope: Mr. Henry Ford / Ford Company / Dearborn, Michigan / PERSONAL stamped in ink on envelope: AIR MAIL postmark stamped on envelope: CULVER CITY / NOV 22 6 PM / CALIF typewritten on envelope: Spencer Tracy / Van Nuys / California