Name/Title
Letter: Frank A Seiberling to Irene Seiberling HarrisonEntry/Object ID
A 2025.16.b1.f2.9Description
Letterhead is Seiberling Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio.
The writer opens the letter discussing finances and the reader's charges of $1215 (tuition?). The writer mentions wanting to help Angela Morgan if in distress but has other things to be paid. The writer then comments hoping Sally will be happy in her work and will take care of Bobby's Western Reserve bill and starts his schoolwork. The writer agrees that the three children have had a wonderful summer and pleasant memories. The writer then acknowledges Milton now out of a job with no income and glad Milton rid himself of Savings Bank Journal. The writer hopes Milton keeps his health and will get an occupation for fixed income to take care of his family but that the family's living standards will need to lower. The writer mentions until the New Deal is rid of, there is little opportunity for extravagant expenditures. The writer closes the letter by enclosing a letter from John Rossfeld but needs the reader's help to identify who that is and their address to respond; the writer assumes John was with the reader's party up north in July. The signature is signed "Dad" in blue ink.Subject Person/Organization
Seiberling, Frank Augustus, Harrison, Irene Seiberling, Harrison, Robert Frank, Cochran, Sally Anne HarrisonSubject Place
Village
BronxvilleState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Katrina NeffAcquisition
Accession
A 2025.16Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
FoundLetter Details
Letter Date
Sep 4, 1947Addressee
Name
Mrs M W HarrisonAddress
56 Highland Circle
Bronxville, New YorkPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
September 4, 1947
Mrs M W Harrison
56 Highland Circle
Bronxville, New York
My dear Irene:
I have your letter of the 31st ult. and decide to take your figure of $1215.00 for the whole year so as to get the matter off my mind, rather than to pay the half-year rate of $720.00. I am returning the papers that they will want you to sign and if there are any charges beyond the $1215.00, send me a memorandum and I will forward funds to cover it.
I should like very much to be able to help Angela Morgan if she is in distress but cannot make up my mind to do it at present as I have so much ahead of me that must be paid. But I may decide to acknowledge the telegram that came from her nurse while I was Up North but that did not come to my attention until I returned here.
I hope that Sally will be very happy in her work, and believe that she will be. As to Bobby, upon his return I will take care of the Western Reserve bill and see that he is properly started in his school work.
I agree with you that your three children have had a wonderful summer that will be rich in pleasant memories all their lives.
Nothwithstanding [sic] Milton is now out of a job and without income, I feel that he is to be congratulated on getting rid of his Savings Bank Journal, frankly confessing that I never had any faith in that enterprise for a long pull. I hope that he will keep his health and get an occupation that will give him a fixed income so that he may take care of his family in the future, even tho the standard of living must be brought lower to make ends meet. Until the country gets rid of the New Deal blanket that is hanging over it, there is little opportunity to make extravagant expenditures and maintain such a pace.
I am enclosing a letter from John Rossfield, to which I should make response but I can’t identify him and conclude that he must have been with your party when you went North early in July. If he was, will you please return the letter giving me his address so that I may communicate with him.
Much love to you –
Affectionately
Dad
FAS-JTranscriber
Cindi RokeLanguage
EnglishCreate Date
April 1, 2026Update Date
June 5, 2026