An amazing piece of history, a letter written by Howie Morenz from his hospital bed to teammate Marty Burke two weeks before his death, sold at Classic Auctions in 2012 for $3540 US.
Morenz had broken his leg in a game against the Hawks on January 28th, 1937, and on March 8th the great star would unexpectedly pass away.
Howie and Marty had been teammates in both Montreal and Chicago.
Sunday Feb 21st 1937
Hello Marty
Rec your letter sometimes ago, sorry I did not answer at an earlier date, unfortunately I was unable to sit up until a few days ago.