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'''Timothy J. Wheeler 10 January 1966''' is a [[The Unpublished Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Timothy J. Wheeler]]. It was written on [[10 January|January 10]], [[1966]].
On [[10 January]] [[1966]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[Timothy J. Wheeler]]'''.


*'''Authenticity:''' High
*'''Publication:''' None. A photo and transcription of the letter was posted on the web site ''[[Tolkien Library]]'', maintained by [[Pieter Collier]].
*'''Publication:''' None. A photo and transcription of the letter was posted on the web site ''[[Tolkien Library]]'', maintained by [[Pieter Collier]].


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Dear Mr. Wheeler,
{{blockquote|Dear Mr. Wheeler,<br/><br/>Thank you for your letter. I hope you will not think that I am ungrateful for your attention and good wishes if I say that I do not feel able to write anything such as you wish. I do wish you well, but I do not think that it would really do you much good to have special good wishes from me.<br/><br/>Yours sincerely,<br/><br/>JRR Tolkien}}
 
Thank you for your letter. I hope you will not think that I am ungrateful for your attention and good wishes if I say that I do not feel able to write anything such as you wish. I do wish you well, but I do not think that it would really do you much good to have special good wishes from me.
 
Yours sincerely,
JRR Tolkien


==External links==
==External links==


*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/Tolkien_Letters_for_sale_at_Tolkienlibrary.php Presentation of the letter on Tolkienlibrary.com]
*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/Tolkien_Letters_for_sale_at_Tolkienlibrary.php Presentation of the letter on Tolkienlibrary.com]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 17 June 2014

On 10 January 1966, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Timothy J. Wheeler.

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Dear Mr. Wheeler,

Thank you for your letter. I hope you will not think that I am ungrateful for your attention and good wishes if I say that I do not feel able to write anything such as you wish. I do wish you well, but I do not think that it would really do you much good to have special good wishes from me.

Yours sincerely,

JRR Tolkien

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