Summary
This letter of sympathy was one of a large number sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the letters, and they were donated to the museum in the 1990s.
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Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
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Text: Dear Mr. Telford/I take the liberty of/writing to extend to you my/heart-felt sympathy on this dreadful/loss of your beautiful noble animal/"Phar Lap" I read your sad notice in/the Vancouver paper and being a horse/lover caused me great grief.
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Overall Dimensions
16.2 cm (Length), 12.8 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
