'From Stowe to Jo'

Letter

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Edward Martin Taber Family Collection

Illustrated Letter to Joe Evans from the Taber/Holt Family: A two-page letter, labelled 'From Stowe to Jo' at the top of the first page. Below the title is a coloured drawing of the family, signed by E.M.T. and F.T.H. The letter is an eight stanza poem, with each stanza written in graphite by a friend or family member. At the bottom of the second page is a drawing of a blonde girl in a white dress, with 'Goodnight' written below it.
Illustrated Letter to Joe Evans from the Taber/Holt Family

A two-page letter, labelled 'From Stowe to Jo' at the top of the first page. Below the title is a coloured drawing of the family, signed by E.M.T. and F.T.H. The letter is an eight stanza poem, with each stanza written in graphite by a friend or family member. At the bottom of the second page is a drawing of a blonde girl in a white dress, with 'Goodnight' written below it.

Name/Title

'From Stowe to Jo'

Entry/Object ID

L.003.W.007.C.18xx

Description

A two-page birthday letter to artist, Joe Evans, with coloured drawings done by E.M. Taber and Florence Taber Holt. The letter is written in the form of a poem with each friend or family member contributing a stanza.

Subject

Birthday greeting to Joe Evans

Subject Person/Organization

Joe Evans

Subject Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Category

Works of Edward Martin Taber, EMT Written Works

Letter Details

Letter Date

1889 - 1895

Time Period

19th Century

Transcription

Transcription

From Stowe to Jo. [Drawing] These puppets are shadows of a mortal group at Stowe, / And their mission is, dumb-crambowise [sic], to say, / That the greatest satisfaction animates the friends of Joe / When they think upon their Joey, his birth-day. E.M.T. Among the verdant hills of Stowe / We think of you and say, / Love and good wishes to dear Jo / On this his natal day. C.M.T. The three little things at Stowe, / Two bows and a boy all say: / Send love and remembrance to Jo / For we wish him a happy birthday. Hal. Tim. Toby This merry crowd at Stowe, / Unanimously say, / Let us send to friend Jo / Our blessings for the day. E.G.E. A host of friends met here at Stowe, / Now arise and wish to say - / Our hearts go out with love to Jo / On this and every other day. H.H. From these high mountains of Stowe / Though I have nothing to say; / I write to wish Mister Jo / A very happy Birthday. E.H. There was an old woman at Stowe, / Who wanted all good things to say: / She tried hard to rhyme them to Jo - / But wished him a happy Birthday. W.H. Tho' far from city notions, in this quiet town of Stowe, / We have not forgot our friends, and often say, / We think of him or her, but to-night we think of Jo - / And we wish him lots of joy on his birthday. F.T.H. [Drawing] Goodnight.

Transcriber

Kathleen Garret

Language

English

Notes

Each stanza has the initials of the person who wrote it, with the exception of the third stanza, which is signed 'Hal, Tim, Toby' but was presumably written by Florence Taber Holt. Hal is Henry Holt Jr., and Tim and Toby are the family dogs. E.M.T. is Edward Martin Taber, C.M.T. is presumably Cornelia Martin Taber, E.G.E. is unidentified, H.H. is Henry Holt, E.H. is Edith Holt, W.H. is Winifred Holt, and F.T.H. is Florence Taber Holt.

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Created By

Kathleen Garret