Name/Title
Letter from Joseph Jefferson to William WinterEntry/Object ID
HHV 011.13Description
Letter from Joseph Jefferson to William WinterSubject
Returned from mountains, death of Charles Waverly, rehearsing another actor for Rip Van WinkleSubject Person/Organization
Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), William Winter (1836-1917), Charles WaverlySubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJCollection
Joseph Jefferson Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Transcription
[First Page]
[Header; Blue Ink] Hohokus / Bergen Co. / N.J. Aug 29th
83 My dear Willie, I’ve
returned / from the mountains on / Saturday to find / the bad news of poor / Charles
Waverly s death / This has given me / a double set back / [Inside Page] first
because I liked him as a man / and then because he was a right- / for me in
acting. He knew me so well, / if I made an alteration of technical / business
at night he had an intuition / that seemed to anticipate me. Now I am rehearsing
another actor / who though’ careful and cautious will I / fear fall far short of
poor Charly for / my purpose. If Monday is hot and / you are tired don’t
come. Rip is such / [Last Page] an old story
that / there is nothing to say / of it. Joe is better / I hope you are all /
well at the Island./ I wish you
could / have been here this / week but I am / in the train at 9 in / the
morning and / don’t get out till / [First Page; Crossed writing] seven. We are going to see / Barrett
in “Da R[unrecovered]” on / Friday. Shall
have a lot come / if you can/ [Mr J Jones] [unrecovered words]/ JoeTranscriber
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EnglishOther Names and Numbers
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M 1427Number Type
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M 1427 Ma + MbNumber Type
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JJ 1427 MA + MBGeneral Notes
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Booklet style letter. Written in purple ink. Cross lettering. Header of Letter: Hohokus, Bergen Co. N.J.Note Type
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