MARGARET E. BAUGH - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/12/1946 - HFSID 55695

MARGARET BAUGH [SECRETARY TO MARGARET MITCHELL]
On Mitchell's stationery, she writes a letter of acknowledgement and thanks for a gift of fruit
Typed Letter signed: "Margaret Baugh" as "Secretary to Mrs. Marsh," 1p, 7½x10. Atlanta, Georgia, 1946 April 12. On Margaret Mitchell's personal letterhead to "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Granberry". In full: "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Granberry: Mrs. Marsh askes me to acknowledge the safe arrival of a large basket of oranges and grapefruit. They came yesterday afternoon and were in good condition and Mrs. Marsh wants you to know how delicious she and Mr. Marsh found them. Mrs. Marsh wanted to write you herself but it may be some time before she has the opor-tunity and she was afraid you might think the fruit had been lost if she did not let you know it was safe. Mrs. Marsh is very busy with Mr. Marsh at present. As Mr. Marsh was not making satisfactory progress, another doctor was called in, and this doctor put him back in bed for most of the day. He can get up occasionally but he spends most of his time in bed. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh both feel that the first doctor they had pushed Mr. Marsh's convalescence faster than he was able to go. Mrs. Marsh asks me to tell you something she keeps forgetting to mention to you. She has a memory of Mrs. Granberry stating on the occasion of the Marshes' last visit to Florida that you did not have copies of 'Strangers and Lovers,' 'The Ancient Hunger' and 'The Erl King.' Mrs. Marsh believes Mrs. Granberry stated that an admiring student had stolen them from you. Mrs. Marsh has these three books and, while she values them very much, she will send them to you if you do not have copies. Mr and Mrs. Marsh both send their regards and hope that you both will write them because they like to hear from you so much. Sinerely,". On the day Margaret Mitchell's novel, Gone with the Wind was published in 1936, freelance critic Edwin Granberry wrote a glowing, 1,200 word review for the New York Sun, comparing the book to Tolstoy's War and Peace and predicting correctly that it would win a Pulitzer Prize. They became lifelong friends, together with Granberry's wife Mabel and Mitchell's husband, Edwin Marsh. The film version of Gone with the Wind, destined to win 8 Oscars and attract 25 million viewers in its first two years, debuted with much fanfare in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, with the author and stars in attendance. Fold crease not near signature. Paper clip rust at upper middle. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.