Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

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Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

Letter and envelope sent from Grace Bevers of Mineral Wells, Texas, to Jack Ruby in jail.Letter is handwritten in ink on a card depicting flowers. Letter reads as follows:"Grace BeversBox 524Mineral Wells, Texas5-27-64WednesdayDearest Jack- Just a few lines this beautiful morning, to say we're thinking about you. as always. doing what little we can in our small way. Seem's like we can't even write the way we would love to. Maybe you can read between the lines? Oh' Dear, I want to see you so badly. and talk with you; you know that don't you? By for now, and God Bless. Grace Bevers"Envelope is addressed to: Mr. Jack Ruby 505 Main St. Dallas, TexasEnvelope has been postmarked: "FORT WORTH, TEX / PM / 27 MAY 1964 / 1A", and stamped with a 5 cent U.S. postage stamp depicting the New York World's Fair 1964-1965.

Object Details
Object title:

Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

Date:

05/27/1964

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Letters

Envelopes

Bevers, Grace

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Mineral Wells
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County Sheriff's Department Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.010.0207

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Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

Letter and envelope sent from Grace Bevers of Mineral Wells, Texas, to Jack Ruby in jail.Letter is handwritten in ink on a card depicting flowers. Letter reads as follows:"Grace BeversBox 524Mineral Wells, Texas5-27-64WednesdayDearest Jack- Just a few lines this beautiful morning, to say we're thinking about you. as always. doing what little we can in our small way. Seem's like we can't even write the way we would love to. Maybe you can read between the lines? Oh' Dear, I want to see you so badly. and talk with you; you know that don't you? By for now, and God Bless. Grace Bevers"Envelope is addressed to: Mr. Jack Ruby 505 Main St. Dallas, TexasEnvelope has been postmarked: "FORT WORTH, TEX / PM / 27 MAY 1964 / 1A", and stamped with a 5 cent U.S. postage stamp depicting the New York World's Fair 1964-1965.

Object Details
Object title:

Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

Date:

05/27/1964

Terms:

Letters

Envelopes

Bevers, Grace

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Mineral Wells

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County Sheriff's Department Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.010.0207

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