Letter: [Illegible] to Gertrude Seiberling

Letter

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

A 2025.12.b1.f2.2ab

Description

The writer starts the letter by explaining that Gertrude's letter only just reached the writer which is why the reply is so late. They thank Gertrude for her offer to allow them to stay in her house during their stay in Akron. They mention a show in Oberlin the evening following their time in Akron. They say they will be leaving for Cleveland tomorrow and will then take a connecting train to Akron. They ask if someone could meet them and the rest of the Quartet at the train station to provide guidance. The writer then mentions their "forever pupil Mrs. Kohler" but explains that they are unsure whether they can make time to see her. The writer ends the letter by thanking Gertrude again for her kind letter and invitation.

Subject Person/Organization

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Katrina Neff

Acquisition

Accession

A 2025.12

Source or Donor

Unknown

Acquisition Method

Found

Letter Details

Letter Date

Jan 13, 1906 - Jan 14, 1906

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

January 13, 1906 at 9:30 PM

Postmark Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date and Time of Postmark

January 14, 1906 at 5 PM

Postmark Place

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Stamp

Red and depicts George Washinton; cost 2 cents

Sender

Name

Illegible

Address

963 Lexington Ave New York

Addressee

Name

Mrs. Frank A. Seiberling

Address

158 E. Market Street Akron, Ohio

Primary Language

English

Transcription

963 Lexington Aven. New York Jan. 18th 1906 Dear Mrs. Seiberling Your kind letter reached me only this morning, which may explain to you why you did not receive this reply sooner – in fact I am afraid that you will not get it any sooner then [sic] we shall arrive in Akron. It is very kind of you to ask us to come to your house and we shall come most gladly unless we shall have to leave your city at night. We are to play at Oberlin the following evening and I im agine [sic] that it will be time enough to reach that place if we take some train on Tuesday morning. -We leave here to-morrow [sic] (Sunday) at 8.p.m for Cleveland and after arriving there will take the next train for Akron, but could not say when we shall arrive there as I could not find out the connection from Cleveland. We also do not know where we shall stop in Akron and if it could be arranged that someone would meet us at the station to advise us in regard to a Hotel it would be greatly appreciated by our Quartet. I shall be very much pleased to see again my former pupil Mrs. Kohler, but I cannot say at this moment whether I will be able to call on her on the day of the concert. – Kindly remember me to her, and convey to her my assurance of the pleasure with which I am looking forward to seeing her. – I thank you once more for your kind letter and invitation And remain meanwhile Very sincerely yours [Illegible]

Transcriber

Roberta Searle, Barb Vargo

Language

English

Created By

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Create Date

December 18, 2025

Updated By

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Update Date

August 11, 2026