Nicotine Addiction. Please Take A Few Minutes to Read My Letter.

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Nicotine Addiction. Please Take A Few Minutes to Read My Letter.

This is a handwritten letter to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company from an aging, two and a half pack-per-day smoker who has emphysema, isn't eligible for Medicare of Medicaid and can't quit smoking. He fears for his life, and pleads with R.J.R. to provide him with financial assistance to help him quit smoking. He says in exchange for the assistance he would be willing to sign a document relieving RJR of any liability.

The envelope with the letter indicates it was sent to RJR's Public Relations Department. Although the author of the letter specifically requested a reply, a search on this gentleman's name did not reveal any reply from R.J. Reynolds.

Title PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ MY LETTER.
Author SMITH CE;TX SPRING
Date 19920825
Bates 513600746/0747
URL: http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/bjs13d00

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