Letter from Joseph Jefferson to William Winter

Letter

-

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Letter from Joseph Jefferson to William Winter

Entry/Object ID

HHV 011.17

Description

Letter from Joseph Jefferson to William Winter

Subject

Received Winter's letters, books and telegrams, Jefferson sending Winter two books of 'dead shot' by French

Subject Person/Organization

Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), William Winter (1836-1917), Sara Warren Jefferson

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Stroudsburg, PA, New York

Collection

Joseph Jefferson Manuscript Collection

Letter Details

Letter Date

n.d.

Transcription

Transcription

*Original spelling retained throughout work; content appears exactly as written.* [First Page] [Monogram] “J J” Stroudsburg / Monroe County PA / Aug 1st My dear Willie, All your letters / books and telegrams / have been r’ed for which / many thanks. There is no news in / our mountains path can / interest for me as all / enjoying ourselves in / this old way and no / change has taken place / in the household of the / [Back of letter] The gloves are a great success . I am / again going to trespass on your/ group. I send two books of his “dead shot” published by French / Charly has a fancy to play Mr Timmid/ in the forth coming Entertainments. / I shall be in N.Y. in about two / weeks for a day or two and tho’ / I shall be very busy [inserted: amongst] [steamers] [Detached page] Bushes except [page torn] Have all got a [page torn] A piece, the old [page torn] Used to remind [page torn] I can’t [solitary] [page torn] (always alone [page torn] Mountains) has [page torn] consigned to [page torn] In this branch of [page torn] And now adds [page torn] To his kitchen [page torn] “to that [business] [page torn] No not returns” Mrs. Jeffer[son] [page torn] Her kind love [page torn] Written and [page torn] [End of letter] and custom houses in his day, I will / spend my evening with you /Goodbye / as ever/Joe [in pencil: joe Jefferson] Post Master New York Please give the [bank] [page torn]

Transcriber

Catalina P. Hannan

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

M 1427

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

M 1427 Qa

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

M 1427 Qb

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

JJ 1427 Qa/Qb

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Letter has torn into two detached pages. JJ 1427 Qb is torn in half, only half the page remains.

Note Type

Department

Note

Library