Name/Title
Letter to Miss Anna NashEntry/Object ID
2021.2.698Scope and Content
A three page letter, written on both sides to Miss Anna E. Nash, Louisville, Kentucky (Care of Col. D.W.C.Rowland). The first two pages are 14" long and folded 5 times, the third page is 7" long and folded 3 times, all to fit into a 3" x 5" yellow envelope with the postmark of July 2 1874 with two 3¢ stamps.The letter begins halfway down on the first page, and ends at the top of page 1. The sender's name is illegible but, the first initial might be C.Context
My Dear Anna
As usual I was disappointed last night but had lots of hope and as I came from breakfast this morning I found two letters awaiting my personal I found at last. I just finished them and am so happy to hear from you that I can hardly keep from rejoicing it was such a nice letter and every line and word had so much of the Anna in it that it did my soul good to read it. The other was from your friend Henry. I will send it to you as he speaks of you frequently in it. The Lake party is over. I went, and hundreds of others. It was by far the first Lake party I ever attended and such a lovely eve ? ? ? pleasant and a bright moon to come home by. Miss Penich was right ? ? ? one would not think by her actions that her Geo. had just gone away to be gone so long and perhaps never to return. And I hear her sing 'Goodbye Sweetheart goodbye' in such a sarcastic and unloving manner one would not think that she was feeling very bad over his departure. She told me that they never would meet again as they had been and that he was nothing more to her than many other friends still she wears his ring very prominently on that finger which usually marks the ? ? ? of the ? ? . Among the strangers at the party were Misses Thompson Ivory McGraham Withers and Zimmerman besides many of the beachful and accomplished young ladies from our city and I should judge these ? ? ? at last. ? ? and such a max of Buggies and Carriages over ? ? ? ? & ? ? How I wish you were present I thought of you often and nearly all my friends had a word to say about you that I looked (the letter continues in the empty space on page one above where the letter started.) lonely without and some of the young ladies made it really unpleasant trip. Maggie McD made some very petty and a little cutting remarks and as they were all complementary of you of course I could not say anything.
Just at dusk as Rosenblatt's Band in a large Barge and all the small boats of bath houses some 30 in all formed a grand flatillo of pay humanity. The band struck up a lively waltz with the splash of the oars and the messy voices of the fair one made the occasion and someone of the grandish I had ever attended
in the west. Just imagine a scene of nine boats of six or eight persons in each sailing up and down the Lake each trying to get nearest the music. This scene lasted until about 12 p.m. When we went to the shore Dance Hall the young couples passed the ? ? ? of the night in ? ? ? and dancing but the older ones myself & lady started for home, enough to remind me of the promise "to be a good boy" assuming it gives me strength to undress the trials and tribulations of life.
Tell cousin Gertie that I have robbed the photograph in uniform . . . . . If cousin May wishes . . . . I am sorry to hear . . . . . . . . Another time I will not attempt . . .
Tell cousin Ned that I hope I shall be able to attend . . . I think you may tell him yes I will have it all to you . . . . I am really pleased to think mine was the first letter to reach you. I have sent you several . . . . Your mother told me this morning hat your uncle . . .intended to keep you all winter. . . . Mr W. was not at our house the last time I called. . . . . .I shall keep them all until my Anna arrives. . . .
Have you any idea what . . means . . . by saying that I formed . . . I saw him the morning after my annual and told him the ladies were in very good spirits. . . .
I have said nothing about Mr. . . . because I have seen nothing of him. I don't know weather he is in town or not. Henry . . . at the Lake house.Collection
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4½" X 14"Dimension Notes
4½" X 7"
