Letter: Fred Seiberling to F.A. Seiberling

Letter

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Name/Title

Letter: Fred Seiberling to F.A. Seiberling

Entry/Object ID

A 2025.10.b1.f21-3.1

Description

Handwritten letter from Fred Seiberling to F.A. Seiberling on Dickinson House stationary at Lawrenceville, NJ., 2 pages Addressed "Dear Pop." The letter explains an incident which happened as a result of a practical joke gone wrong which resulted in the damage of a closet and a student's clothes being burned for the sum of $89 although he would accept $75 because there are some he never planned to wear again. Fred ends the letter with a line about an upcoming football game between "us and Woodhall House" for the championship.

Subject Person/Organization

Seiberling, John Frederick, Seiberling, Frank Augustus

Subject Place

City

Lawrenceville

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Barb Welch

Acquisition

Accession

A 2025.10

Source or Donor

Unknown

Acquisition Method

Found

Letter Details

Letter Date

Jun 4, 1907

Sender

Name

J. Frederick Seiberling

Address

Dickinson House, Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ

Transcription

Dickinson House Lawrenceville, N.J. June 4, 1907 Dear Pop; I know I was a most careless fool in ever playing such a joke which worked the wrong way. It was not nearly so destructive as Mr. Willcox seemed to have informed you. In the first place, the insurance company is going to pay for the fixing of the closet. All I must stand for is what was burned of the boy's clothes. I asked the fellow to give me a list of the goods burned and he did. It sums up to 89 dollars. However, he said some of the clothes he would never have worn again except when camping and that 75 would be all right. Either make the check out to me or Peebles for seventy five dollars. Whew! it’s fierce, but I suppose it must be done. If you make it out to Peebles, his name is Joseph B. Peebles. He is mighty decent about it. At first he only wanted to take twenty dollars. Peebles is going home Monday so send the money right away. I ought to be studying English. Good Bye Lovingly your careless son Frederick. To-morrow is the final game in base-ball between us and the Woodhull House. We get the championship if we win.

Transcriber

Barb Welch

Language

English

Created By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Create Date

July 3, 2025

Updated By

kneff@stanhywet.org

Update Date

January 15, 2026