Letter
For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
From the manual
Show it to the old woman who lives in a cave.
Translated from the Japanese manual.
Item
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| Kind | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | おばあさんへの手紙 |
Official art

From the official guides
Choose it on the sub-screen and press the B Button, and Link can show it to the old woman who lives in a cave.
Choose it on the sub-screen and press the B Button, and Link can show it to the old woman who lives in a cave.
When you choose this letter at the sub menu and press button B, Link can show the letter to the little old lady who lives inside one of the many caves.
This is a letter that you show to a little old lady. You can get it from someone somewhere in the Overworld. This is your ID to use when you need to buy certain items.
A letter to the old woman, given by an old man. Show it to her and she will sell you medicine.
An old man gives it to you in a cave northeast of the starting point. With it the old woman will trust you. It works as your ID.
Get this letter and show it to the old woman who lives in a cave, and she will sell you potions.
An ID to show the old woman, and a must for buying medicine.
A letter from the old man to the old woman. Once the old man gives you the letter, go to the old woman and show it to her. Something good is sure to happen.
Show it to the quiet old woman who lives in a cave, and she will sell you something good. You need to store up energy for the fights in the labyrinths.
This is a letter addressed to an old woman. Don't brush it off, because it helps Link a lot too. Show it to the old woman who lives in a cave and...?
You get it when you meet the old man in a cave toward the upper right of the overworld. It matters for collecting one item after another, so get it early.
Just as the name says, it is a letter to show the old woman. Get it from someone somewhere above ground. The letter proves who Link is, and some goods can't be bought until you prove it!
Caves
Given in a cave
SHOW THIS TO THE OLD WOMAN.
Letter
What it is for
The old woman sells potions only after Link shows her the letter. Her shops are on these screens.
First Quest: 7 screens
Second Quest: 9 screens