JOHN BUCHAN author & Governor General of Canada - letter signed by F L C Pereira

Description

This is a 1935 letter written and signed
by
the
Assistant Secretary to the Governor
General of Canada.
The Governor
General of Canada at that
time was
John Buchan
(1875-1940), the
famous
Scottish novelist, historian, and
Unionist politician. He is best known as
the author of the classic thriller & mystery
novel
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
, which
was made into a popular film in 1935 by
the great director Alfred Hitchcock.
This letter was written and signed by John
Buchan's assistant secretary, F. L. C. Pereira.
This was
Frederick Llnwood Clinton Pereira
(1880-1958). Mr. Pereira served under several
Governor Generals of Canada, and received
many honors for his service.
He was born in London, England, and moved
to Ottawa in 1888. Among his many interests
were music, the theater, and cricket.
On January 1, 1933, King George V conferred
upon Mr. Pereira the Order of the British Empire.
Pereira was honored by George VI on July 1, 1946,
when he was created a Commander of the Royal
Victorian Order.
Pereira held commissions as Deputy
Governor
from seven Governors General. In 1940,
and
again
in 1945, he was appointed Deputy Administrator.
The letter is dated November 26, 1935.
It is typed on an 13" by 8" sheet
of Pereira
's
stationery.
There is an embossed emblem
at the
top
of
the sheet, which states
"
OFFICE
OF
THE
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S
SECRETARY, CANADA"
. This emblem
can be seen in the last two images.
(
NOTE
: I have severely adjusted the
lighting
in the last image, in order to
make
the emblem appear more visible,
and
the writing in it more legible.)
The letter is addressed to an American
autograph collector, whose name was
Andrew Coddington. Coddington had
requested the autograph of John Buchan,
who had become the
Governor
General
of Canada just three weeks earlier.
In the letter, Pereira explains that Buchan
had made it a personal rule "
....not to give
his autograph to anyone with whom he
is
not personally acquainted.
"
PLEASE NOTE: this letter has several
physical defects.
This letter has a one inch triangular piece
missing from the top. It also has several
tears and creases near the bottom
left
corner, plus some straight creases where
it has been folded. Please look carefully
at the
scans
before purchasing this letter.
It is now enclosed in a clear plastic sleeve for protection.
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