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CATALOG NUMBER F&E 29
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE July 19, 1908
AUTHOR Florence Woodriff (mother in law)
RECIPIENT Elaine Du Pont Irving Woodriff (wife of son John Jaffray Woodriff)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE John Jaffray Woodriff (“Jack”, son of Florence), Ellen Eugenie
Dupont Irving (mother to Elaine, deceased 1907),
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Wallace [Walker Sanford Jr - Florence’s son in law], Alexander
Duer Irving (“your father”), Louis DuPont
Irivng (Elaine’s brother), birth of his “baby” Louis Dupont Irivng Jr.
(July 7, 1908),
PLACES Somerset (VA), church
KEYWORDS engagement of Elaine and Jack, Florence welcomes Elaine to the
family, birth of Louis Dupont Irving Jr.
July 19th 1908
My dear Elaine
Jack writes / me that your en - / engagement is announce - / ed so I am writing / to tell you how glad / we shall be to wel - / come you into the / family - I am so / glad that Jack has /
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Chosen one whom / we all know and / love _ so there will / be nothing strange in / the new relative / I hope dear that you / will learn to think of / us all as your very / own people _ I am / sure that if your / dear Mother were / living, she would as -
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-sure you she was very / fond of Jack. I am / sure that Jack will / make an ideal / husband for he has / always been such a / dear good son.
I will try to be a / [model] Mother in law / I am practicing on / [Wallace?] - Remember / me most kindly
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To your Father - I hope / he is enjoying his / holiday _ We here all / very glad to hear of the / safe arrival of Louis’ / baby – give him our / hearty congratulations. / The girls have [driven / ??] over to Somerset / to church
Ever yours affectionately
Florence WoodriffTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
