![[KENNEDY]. OSWALD, Lee Harvey (1939-1963), assassin of President J.F. Kennedy. Autograph letter signed ("Lee") to Robert Oswald, his brother, [Minsk], 5 January 1962. Original stamped envelope with multiple postmarks. Fine condition. OSWALD IN RUSSIA: "I REALLY DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE"](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/1999/NYR/1999_NYR_09178_0222_000(115057).jpg?w=1)
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[KENNEDY]. OSWALD, Lee Harvey (1939-1963), assassin of President J.F. Kennedy. Autograph letter signed ("Lee") to Robert Oswald, his brother, [Minsk], 5 January 1962. Original stamped envelope with multiple postmarks. Fine condition. OSWALD IN RUSSIA: "I REALLY DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE"
Oswald, who had defected to Russia and attempted to renounce his American citizenship in 1959, now looks to the U.S. government for financial support to return to America. Concerned for himself and his new Russian bride, Marina, he writes: "I've been told that we'll get our visas about the 1st of February if everything goes quickly. If we do...we should arrive...before the 1st of March. All of this of course may change any way the Soviets like it to change." He continues: "I had wonted to call you on New Years Eve, but since they are going to grant our visas soon I thought I'd wait..." Then, he confesses: "I really do not trust these people, so I shall wait until I'm in the U.S. before I become overjoyed." He talks about the cold weather, and concludes: "I really don't know how I'll feel to be back in the States."
On his return to the U.S. in June 1962, Oswald went to Texas, then New Orleans, where he was arrested for distributing pro-Castro leaflets. He eventually moved back to Texas in 1963, where he took a menial job at the Dallas School Book Depository.
Oswald, who had defected to Russia and attempted to renounce his American citizenship in 1959, now looks to the U.S. government for financial support to return to America. Concerned for himself and his new Russian bride, Marina, he writes: "I've been told that we'll get our visas about the 1st of February if everything goes quickly. If we do...we should arrive...before the 1st of March. All of this of course may change any way the Soviets like it to change." He continues: "I had wonted to call you on New Years Eve, but since they are going to grant our visas soon I thought I'd wait..." Then, he confesses: "I really do not trust these people, so I shall wait until I'm in the U.S. before I become overjoyed." He talks about the cold weather, and concludes: "I really don't know how I'll feel to be back in the States."
On his return to the U.S. in June 1962, Oswald went to Texas, then New Orleans, where he was arrested for distributing pro-Castro leaflets. He eventually moved back to Texas in 1963, where he took a menial job at the Dallas School Book Depository.