- Written by
- Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
- Subject of
- Jenkins Brown, Deidre, American
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
- Description
- A handwritten letter by James Brown on wide-ruled notebook paper, pulled from a pad of paper (from the top). Blue ink and double-spaced writing. Reads [To/Whom it May concern I'm, A/very sick Man and My wife/Deidre is my Only hope so please/Let her in my Box and get what/paper or money she needs Thank/you For your kindess and May God/bless you And your Family here/is My Father he can't write/his name but he can print/And here is My Two little/children you can see That They/Are Mine/James/Brown/My/Signature]. On the reverse, center right, handwritten in same blue ink, reads [1706-1708] outlined, with [Hilton] and [912/746-1461] underneath.
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Communication
- Families
- Finance
- Health
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
- Object number
- 2014.3.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




