Titanic letter for Dorset auction
Published March 18th, 2008
A letter written by a passenger of the Titanic which sank in 1912, killing 1,522 people on board, is expected to raise £9,000 at auction.
Charles Jones, who worked for the Colgate firm in New York, was returning to the US after a UK trip to buy sheep from Dorset farmer James Foot.
Mr Foot received Mr Jones’ last letter on 15 April, the actual day the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.
Duke’s of Dorchester will auction the item on 10 April.
More info www.dukes-auctions.com
