The last known letter written on the RMS Titanic has been sold at auction – for a record breaking £119,000.
Penned by second-class passenger Esther Hart just hours before the liner struck an iceberg on Sunday April 14, 1912, the letter is headed “On board RMS ‘Titanic'”, and comes complete with an envelope embossed with the White Star Line flag.
Hart was travelling with her daughter at the time, and writes about being ill while on board the liner and attending a church service with her daughter Eva.
The letter reads:
“My Dear ones all.
As you see it is Sunday afternoon and we are resting in the library after luncheon.
I was very bad all day yesterday could not eat or drink and sick all the while, but today I have got over it.”
and later continues:
“Tho they say this Ship does not roll on account of its size. Any how it rolls enough for me, I shall never forget it. It is very nice weather but awfully windy and cold.
They say we may get into New York Tuesday night but we are really due early Wednesday morning, shall write as soon as we get there.”
Auctioneers said the £119,000 price tag was record-breaking, pipping the £94,000 record set by the last letter up for sale from Titanic-related memorabilia.
Both Mrs Hart and Eva were among the passengers rescued by HMS Carpathia.
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