From this actress to Andy Warhol: I'm so proud I finally have your 'Liz' and thank you for signing it so sweetly to me

Thank You Notes is a segment on his late night talk show & also the title of 2 books he's written

In a 1780s letter to his friend George Whatley he described his invention of bifocals & even included a diagram

This artist to her husband: Diego my love remember that once you finish the fresco we will be together forever

Hours before her death in 1587 this queen wrote I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning