EDWARD T. RICHARDS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/15/1972 - HFSID 81572
Sale Price $165.00
Reg. $200.00
SIR EDWARD T. RICHARDS
Letter written by the Bermudian politician thanking the recipient for his well wishes
Typed Letter signed: "E. T. Richards" 1p, 5¼x6¼ letter (at widest points) affixed to a 14¼x9¼
sheet of paper with several newspaper clippings affixed. Surrey, England, February 15, 1972.
On official Bermudian Government Leader letterhead. To "Dear Mr. Croxford". In full:
"Thank you for your letter conveying your best wishes to me on my being elected Government
Leader./ I am pleased to hear from someone living in Croydon because I resided at 48 Whitgift
Avenue (at the corner of Whitgift Avenue and Haling Park Road) for about three years during the
Second World War. The house was called 'Glenrosa'./ I have not seen "The times" article about
me to which you referred. I am sorry I missed it./ Best wishes./ Yours faithfully". Sir Edward
Trenton Richards (1908-1991) was a lawyer and Bermudian politician. An outspoken critic
of segregation, Richards was the first black Bermudian to hold the highest office of
government, serving as the 2nd Premier of Bermuda. From 1971 to 1973 he headed the
United Bermuda Party. Irregularly cut. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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