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Dimitri von Mohrenschildt autographed two-page typed letter signed dated April 17, 1993, written from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India, to researcher Bruce Adamson regarding George de Mohrenschildt, the Kennedy assassination, and Adamson’s developing manuscript concerning George’s associations and background. The letter is boldly signed in blue ink, “D. von Mohrenschildt,” and is accompanied by the original transmittal airmail envelope with Indian postage and postal markings.

The extensive correspondence contains numerous detailed remarks concerning George de Mohrenschildt’s personal history, family background, business associations, and the developing literature surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Dimitri discusses the family’s German-Baltic origins, clarifies usage of the “von” in the family surname, and references the family’s Swedish nobility and coat of arms granted during the reign of Queen Christina of Sweden.

The letter further addresses inaccuracies Dimitri believed existed in Adamson’s manuscript concerning George de Mohrenschildt’s early life and career. Dimitri references George’s years in Antwerp, Belgium, his association with émigré Russians in New York City, and his later business and social relationships. He also comments on references to Texas oil figures, the Hooker family, and George’s living arrangements after arriving in the United States.

Most notably, Dimitri specifically objects to Adamson’s proposed title for the book, requesting that the family name be removed or clarified by specifically identifying “George” rather than broadly using the family surname. Dimitri states that he found the proposed title “The Mad Russian ‘de Mohrenschildt’, Oswald’s Only Friend” objectionable. The letter provides a rare firsthand family response to research and conspiracy theories surrounding Lee Harvey Oswald, George de Mohrenschildt, and the Kennedy assassination.

Fine condition with expected mailing folds and handling wear. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Provenance: From the personal archive of Kennedy assassination researcher Bruce Campbell Adamson. Accompanied by a 20+ page research packet from Adamson's research on the de Mohrenschildts.

Dimitri von Mohrenschildt was the brother of George de Mohrenschildt and spent much of his later life residing in India at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. Unlike George, Dimitri remained largely outside the public spotlight, making surviving signed correspondence from him especially scarce. His letters discussing George de Mohrenschildt and various Kennedy assassination researchers offer unusual firsthand family commentary connected to one of the most controversial peripheral figures in the JFK case.

George de Mohrenschildt (1911–1977) was a Russian-born petroleum geologist and socialite best remembered for his association with Lee Harvey Oswald in the months prior to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. His relationship with Oswald and later testimony before investigators made him one of the most debated peripheral figures connected to the Kennedy assassination. George’s death in 1977, officially ruled a suicide shortly before he was scheduled to testify before the House Select Committee on Assassinations, further intensified intrigue surrounding his role in JFK assassination history.

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