Ellis Parker Butler letter to A. H. Benners [manuscript], 1929 July 22.

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Ellis Parker Butler letter to A. H. Benners [manuscript], 1929 July 22.

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Butler thanks Benners for the "Book of the Comet," signing the letter with his trademark pen-and-ink pig. 'The envelope contains a typed ditty about George behind bars (the flag-cancelled two cent Washington stamp?) with another small sketch, both perhaps poking fun at Prohibition.

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Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937

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American humorist and founder of the Authors' League. From the description of Letter to John P. Allen, 1917 August 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55532295 An author and businessman from Iowa, Butler was best known for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs". From the description of Papers of Ellis Parker Butler, 1891-1940. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233126764 Prolific author and humorist who was born in Muscatine, Iowa....