Churchill (Winston)

Typed letter signed ('Winston S. Churchill') to Mrs Sheppard, reading "Thank you so much for sending me the beautiful roses on my Birthday. It was very kind of you. I hope that all will continue to go so well with you and your little daughter", one page, light creasing, folding mark, 8vo, 28 Hyde Park Gate, London, December 1959; with a typed thank you note from Churchill bearing a printed signature (2)

PROVENANCE: The family of Ivan and Johanna Sheppard, both London trained nurses, who were part of Winston Churchill's medical team between, approximately, 1956 and 1961. They were by his side every day to ensure he received the best of care and attended to his every need, both day and night.