Author:
John G. Winant [John Gilbert Winant] (1889-1947), American Ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War II, Republican politician, Governor of New Hampshire, lover of Winston Churchill’s daughter
Publication details:
2 April 1941, On letterhead of the London embassy of the United States of America.
1p, 4to. Aged and worn, with slight loss to one corner. Folded several times. Addressed to William Snell of West Hartlepool, County Durham. Reads: ‘It was interesting, in your letter of March 28th, to see the slogan you derived from the names of Welles, Willkie and Winant. / In response to your request I am glad to give you my autograph by signing this letter.’ At the foot of the page, carried over to the head of the blank reverse, Snell has written a note explaining that ‘the first Two, Four, and three letters of the above surnames make, We, Will, Win. / Anglo-Amerian War Slogan’.