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'''Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society 6 February 1972''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Vera Chapman]] and [[The Tolkien Society]], written on [[6 February|February 6]], [[1972]].  
On [[6 February]] [[1972]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to [[Vera Chapman]] and [[The Tolkien Society]]'''.


*'''Contents:''' Tolkien thanks the letter receivers for their good wishes and birthday gift.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 759</ref><ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'', at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>
*'''Contents:''' Tolkien thanks the letter receivers for their good wishes and birthday gift.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 759</ref><ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'', at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>
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==Content==
==Content==
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{{blockquote|Dear Mrs. Chapman,<br/><br/>May I thank you and the Tolkien Society for your good wishes and kind gift on my 80th birthday. I appreciated your generosity very much indeed.<br/><br/>Best wishes,<br/><br/>Yours sincerely,<br/><br/>J.R.R. Tolkien}}
Dear Mrs. Chapman,
 
May I thank you and the Tolkien Society for your good wishes and kind gift on my 80th birthday. I appreciated your generosity very much indeed.
 
Best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
 
J.R.R. Tolkien
</poem>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[The Tolkien Society#Relations with J.R.R. Tolkien|The Tolkien Society#Relations with J.R.R. Tolkien]]
*[[The Tolkien Society#Relations with J.R.R. Tolkien|The Tolkien Society#Relations with J.R.R. Tolkien]]


{{references}}
{{references}}
[[Category:Letters|Chapman, Vera]]
[[Category:Letters|Chapman, Vera]]
[[Category:The Tolkien Society]]
[[Category:The Tolkien Society]]

Revision as of 19:03, 29 May 2014

On 6 February 1972, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Vera Chapman and The Tolkien Society.

  • Contents: Tolkien thanks the letter receivers for their good wishes and birthday gift.[1][2]
  • Publication: Mallorn 5.

Content

Dear Mrs. Chapman,

May I thank you and the Tolkien Society for your good wishes and kind gift on my 80th birthday. I appreciated your generosity very much indeed.

Best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

J.R.R. Tolkien

See also

References

  1. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, p. 759
  2. An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography, at Tolkienbooks.net