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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