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ALS signed “I love you some more, Howard,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, no date. Handwritten letter to his wife, the actress Jean Peters, in full: "Dearest Love, I adore you. I was thinking about your mother. I do so little for her would you mind if I send a wire suggesting that we send a driver to any place along the way (where she may have had enough of billboards & good old U.A. scenery) who would pick up her automobile and put her & Red on one of those beautiful brand new jets with the movies just like the president's. Think about it, and tell me when we are together."
Peters responds below in pencil, in full: "You support her—that's enough—I love you—Hope you will be ready to say good-night about 11:00. I have the C— so I am feeling mean and I want to get some sleep—Tomorrow is my birthday—which you will probably forget—like the color sample book which was not on the table as you promised. I do not expect a present—but please send me some flowers—so I won't be embarrassed if Shirl & kids come by." She signs "Love, J," sketching an angry face and adding, "grrrrrr."
Hughes responds below, writing: "You were very unfair to assume I forgot the samples. I went thru the pile of material to my left as you can see from the placement of News Week there. I gave samples to Geo. with clear and emphatic instructions to put on your table in hall the next time he passed thru hall. This to avoid any possible unnecessary walking in hall (foot steps, 'scratching around door,' etc.) He evidently forgot, as I see the samples where he temporarily placed on marble table." In fine condition.
This unique letter illustrates the unusual method of correspondence between Hughes and his wife of 14 years, actress Jean Peters. Marrying in 1957, the couple rarely saw each other in person, communicating instead through strange meeting rituals and the back-and-forth exchange of letters, such as this one. Despite the lack of physical contact, as Hughes was an infamous hypochondriac, Peters felt a deep devotion to the fragile mogul. Holed up in various reclusive locations and consumed by his work, Hughes exhibited genius—albeit, neurotic genius—in his broad range of interests, including aviation and filmmaking. Like much of Hughes' correspondence, the letter is somewhat cryptic and disjointed, lending even more to the curious and intensely intriguing nature of this wildly successful business magnate and the wife who loved him.
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