Name/Title
LETTER TO ANNE HOFFMAN FROM ANNA M. GILLAFFANYEntry/Object ID
HF 3031 FTags
Accessioned objectCollection
Hoffman CollectionCataloged By
Tara R. IacobellisCategory
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Acquisition
Accession
HF 3031 FSource or Donor
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonAcquisition Method
GiftSource (if not Accessioned)
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
Mrs. Wilton S. Burton: Donor
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsTranscription
Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3031 F
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE 1835
AUTHOR Anna M. Gillaffany
RECIPIENT Ann(e) Hoffman Nicholas
MEDIUM Paper, ink
DESCRIPTION Booklet style letter.
PEOPLE
PLACES
EVENTS
KEY WORDS autograph
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
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If i were a distinguished/ character I should be inclined/ to suspect that your request/ was a little rude to obtain/ an autograph but as I/ am only an humble indi-/vidual and it has been/ decided by high authority/ that you are a genius, I/ will not seek for a motive/ but merely call it a/
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whim with which I feel/ found to comply, even at the/ risk of your denying me all/ claims to eloquence du billet./ And now for that d[unrecovered]/ farewell! It is strange/ but true that I write it/ and shall say it [crossed out] / with more satisfied/ feelings than I experienced/ in our first interview when/ rushing down full of [unrecovered]/ I found myself chilled by your/ reception but upon reflection/
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I found I was giving away/ to a [unrecovered] ridiculous [pique]/ as it was much more natural/ that I should recollect you/ than [that] you should be;/ since then you have allowed/ me to hope that you [unrecovered] me / among your friends at length/ if you deny me that little/ I shall always be one of your/ admirers and I trust that the/ bright example of cheerfulness/ and resignation which I/ have in you, will not be/
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lost upon me but that’s when/ disposed to [unrecovered], I shall/ think of you and be patient./ May every blessing attend you/ in your onward course, until/ you shall be called to receive/ that crown of life promises/ to the faithful, in those/ bright words where sorrow/ and sighing shall be no more./
Your admiring friend/
M. Anna [Gillaffray]./
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[END OF LETTER]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mrs. Wilton S. BurtonNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
DepartmentNote
LibraryCreated By
CHannanCreate Date
January 23, 2024Updated By
kalexander@hudsonvalley.orgUpdate Date
March 13, 2025
