Accepting Lester Wallack's invitation to club to meet Henry Irving
Subject Person/Organization
Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), Lester Wallack, Sir Henry Irving
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New York
Collection
Joseph Jefferson Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Nov 24, 1887
Transcription
Transcription
*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written.*
[First Page] 27 Madison
Ave / Nov 24 87 My dear [Wallack] In
consequence of / my being engaged / today,
a Thanksgiving / re-union of my / family
has been / arranged for Sunday.
[Second Page]
And if the assembled group – eighteen / kids & grand kids were deserted by / their Progenitor. There would
be a / “Mutiny on the Bounty” / If [inserted: these] matters had ] [Third Page] not been
fully arranged. I / would have had much / pleasure in accepting the / kind
invitation of the Club / and of meeting Henry Irving Faithfully
yours J. Jefferson
[Last Page]
[Written in different penmanship; Pencil] Jefferson to Wallack / mentioning Henery Irving / charming contents
[Written on back] (in pencil, in another hand) Jefferson to
Wallack Mentioning
Henry Irving Charming
contents
Transcriber
Catalina P. Hannan
Language
English
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
M 1428
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
JJ 1428 a-b
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Booklet style letter. Pages no longer connected. Two separate pages, JJ 1428 a & JJ 1428 b.
