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CATALOG NUMBER F&E 32
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE [April 30, 1908? - see envelope stamp]
AUTHOR [Elaine Dupont Irving ??]
RECIPIENT Alexander Duer Irving (“papa”?)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE [Todd?], Louis Dupont Irving, Antoinette Erhardt Irving (wife of
Louis), Mrs. ??,
PLACES Orange (VA), Woodriff home in VA,
KEYWORDS black trim stationary, telephone, plumbers, cleaners (women),
Elaine travels by train to Somerset for wedding, Wedding of Ada
Jaffray Woodriff (daughter of Florence) to Wallace Walker Sanford
Jr in Virginia, horses
?? ?? [poss. Frid. night?]
Dear Papa -
[We] arrived safely, / without any trouble, / Except that we could / not get you on the / telephone last night _ / so I finally thought of / sending up [Todd?] / with a message _ The / train was disgustingly /
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Dirty _ The place looks lovely, + the / horses fine + fat _ the / air is simply delicious / + so is the country, it / was too stupid of / you not to come _ / Mrs [Wair?] Came / down on the train / with us _ + got off / at Orange.
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The house is very / dirty from the plumbers, / [??] we have two / women cleaning, + all the curtains have / to be washed ___
Give my love to Louis / + [Toinette] -
Don’t do any thing /
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Rash without me + don’t go to town without rubbers / when it raisins _ I am / going over to spend the / day + go to the wedding / tomorrow, it ought to be very / amusing _ I must Go to / supper –
Lots of love / [Bibee?]
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Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
