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Charles A. Lindbergh Letter Clarifying Ryan History in "City of Wings" - Page 1 (1939)

Page 1 of a typed letter signed from Charles A. Lindbergh to Donald A. Hall Sr. clarifying factory ownership and Robertson telegrams.
Charles A. Lindbergh Letter Clarifying Ryan History in "City of Wings" - Page 1 (1939) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Page 1 of an indispensable four-page typed letter signed by Charles A. Lindbergh to Donald A. Hall Sr., dated December 4, 1939, from Next Day Hill in Englewood, New Jersey. Addressing questions regarding the manuscript The City of Wings, Lindbergh confirms that B.F. Mahoney had bought out T. Claude Ryan's interest in the factory before Lindbergh arrived in San Diego in February 1927, explains that the initial inquiry telegram was sent under the Robertson Aircraft name with permission from Bill and Frank Robertson, and details his arrival at the San Diego train depot.