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Two pages (single leaf), 8.5” x 14,” written on yellow lined legal paper. He writes: “My Dearest Love, This is just to let you know that I am thinking about you. Please tonight, remember that every single minute I am loving you. And please for this one night, tell your mind to stay on happy thoughts. I promise that you will feel that it was justified. I love you some more. Teahouse with Brando is on. Maybe you would like to try a few feet of it. I will send a smoke signal about eleven. I still love you, Howard.” Peters writes back to Hughes on the same page: “Dearest Love, I will remember you are loving me. I love you, too – I’m watching Secret Agent – I await your call – Love, J.” Hughes responds, again on the same sheet: “I love you! No, I have not done an about face on my type of movie. I just wanted to see a few minutes of this to see how you like the beard. He made a trademark of it. Prisoner of Zenda. Dean Jagger. Of course be both know this one just as well but at least it has Jose the great. This is a hideous airplane. In the cigarette ads. Piper. It’s terrible – he rapes her. Then she cracks up completely. One of those early Ida Lupino quickies. I love you little sweetheart. Ferrer’s alibi is that he was in hospital unable – Actually he anesthetizes himself thru hypnosis so he can stand the pain. If I am boatless I may kill myself.” This remarkable love letter provides an interesting glimpse into the bizarre life of the eccentric recluse. He and Peters lived in separate homes and conversed by phone or through intermediaries. They divorced in 1971.