Name/Title
Letter of Social Nature, Written Horizontally & Vertically to Save Paper, Containing names of Local Men, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
AM2014.26.840Scope and Content
Letter of Social Nature, Written Horizontally & Vertically to Save Paper, Containing names of Local Men, c. 1900. Mentions Mr. Wheeler, Dr. Bauer, Mr. Blakemore. Not all pages included. Writer and recipient unknown. Handwritten on each side of 2 pages.
Partial transcription:
You some paper that had fallen into the yard, as he came in I ran down to get it ? I was your letter. We both reached the steps at the same time and of course he saw what I had. He asked me to allow him to ?when I was ?, off the one I had made and gave him. He had me promise not to tell any one but you as you can tell your mother this for m. Did I do wrong? I am sure it was very much against my will but what else could I do under the circumstances? I read him your letter but reserved the ? o sentence that started with Wood's opinion that he was more intellectual than what Mr. Maslow (acting upon the old saying "Misery loves Company"). ? to believe that I had your letter at the same time I read him with Gertie's , convinced him I received it the next day and Mr. W. called in the evening consequently ? the letter before he did. He showed me two photos of himself in uniform, one with his hat on and the other without. He asked me which I liked the best but in the twilight could not judge which was the better, at his preferred the one with the hat off. Dr. Bauer told him he looked a fool in both of them. Dr. ? invited me to take a drive tomorrow morning. I was pleased to accept, of course, but with the proviso that I was at home by dark. By the way
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If you can without betraying confidence, do tell me something about Miss May and her lovers. I think Marlow's attack is lasting yet from all appearance. It is too bad but girls will do so and he should have been more cautious but you know the adage, "Old fools are the worst of fools" as I dare say had I the opportunity my judgment and discretion would not surpass his under similar circumstances.
I had nearly completed this mission when Dr. Austin and Mr. Blakemore drove u, the later sat in the buggy whilst Dr. came in and paid his respects. I was on the porch writing this letter and had ? your present address from one Mr. Wheeler had given
Next page of letter is written both horizontally & vertically to save paper. Difficult to read.Collection
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Social Letters from St. Joseph, 1900Relationships
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Wheeler, Mr.Person or Organization
Mr. BlakemorePerson or Organization
Dr. Bauer
