Guests are visiting, trip, charcoal Illustrations, Kenilworth
Subject Person/Organization
Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), William Winter (1836-1917)
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Collection
Joseph Jefferson Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Jul 10, 1880
Transcription
Transcription
[Front Page] Joe
Jefferson. /=/ Received July 12th /1880 /Ans. Hohokus NJ/ July
10th /80 My dear Willie I am
generally / partial to full house / but just at present / I am too well pleased
/ add to our family / two old friends of / guests Con & her son [Inside Page] The sudden
appearance of my father / and mother in law with a threatened attack / tomorrow
of Toms wife baby (“ in arms / say you
“) with a nurse, and you can / imagine that our reserved slots are / all
taken. Standing room only! / I am now
going to put a positive / date if you think you can meet it / - come out
Tuesday week July 20th.. will / this suit I will see that we have a
quiet / time for you. I am glad to tell you that [Last Page] what I have
done for this “trip” so / far pleases me- Kenilworth is / a audience
success. I am doing the / illustrations
in charcoal. I wish / they were more worthy of your / poetical
descriptions with love to / you & yours as ever / Joe
