Letter from Ismail Merchant, London, England, to James Ivory, New York, New York, 1972 July 18 : autograph manuscript signed.

Letter and photographs refer to a documentary project on the "Christ in Kashmir" legend. The Ahmadi Muslims of India maintain that Jesus Christ did not actually die on the cross but survived and subsequently traveled to Kashmir, lived a full life, died of natural causes, and is buried in the Roza Bal shrine in Srinagar under the name Yuz Asaf.
Envelope addressed to James Ivory, 400 E. 52nd Street, Apt. 12G, New York City 10022, from Ismail Merchant, Flat 6, 82 Cornwall Gardens, London SW7, postmarked July 18, 1972.