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 at the Dallas jail.Letter is handwritten in blue ink on a small plain white sheet of paper and reads as follows:"Mineral Wells, TexasNov. 3 - 1965Dearest Jack: There's not much I can say - except I have not forgotten you and think of you each day and night. Saw a good picture of you at Eve's Sunday. Dallas paper. I'd give the world to be able to help you. I will say goodnight, with love, and many prayers, Grace Bevers."Envelope is hand addressed in blue ink to: Mr. Jack Ruby 505 Main St. Dallas, TexasIt has been postmarked: "MINERAL WELLS TEX. / NOV 4 PM 1965" and is stamped with a 5 cent U.S. postage stamp depicting Robert Fulton.

Object Details
Object title:

Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

Date:

11/03/1965 - 11/04/1965

Terms:

Letters

Envelopes

Bevers, Grace

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Mineral Wells
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm)

Credit line:

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

Object number:

2005.010.0214

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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 at the Dallas jail.Letter is handwritten in blue ink on a small plain white sheet of paper and reads as follows:"Mineral Wells, TexasNov. 3 - 1965Dearest Jack: There's not much I can say - except I have not forgotten you and think of you each day and night. Saw a good picture of you at Eve's Sunday. Dallas paper. I'd give the world to be able to help you. I will say goodnight, with love, and many prayers, Grace Bevers."Envelope is hand addressed in blue ink to: Mr. Jack Ruby 505 Main St. Dallas, TexasIt has been postmarked: "MINERAL WELLS TEX. / NOV 4 PM 1965" and is stamped with a 5 cent U.S. postage stamp depicting Robert Fulton.

Object Details
Object title:

Letter from Grace Bevers to Jack Ruby

Date:

11/03/1965 - 11/04/1965

Terms:

Letters

Envelopes

Bevers, Grace

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Mineral Wells

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm)

Credit line:

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

Object number:

2005.010.0214

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