From Cordelia to "My dear Auntie", June 3, 1895
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Title
From Cordelia to "My dear Auntie", June 3, 1895
Subject
Cordelia
"My dear Auntie"
Description
From Cordelia to "My dear Auntie"
Creator
Cordelia
Source
Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service
Publisher
HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington
Date
1895-06-03
Contributor
NPS, Civil War Study Group, Jack Phend (Transcriber)
Rights
For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904).
Format
Jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Letter #252
Coverage
Location not indicated
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LETTER TRANSCRIPTION
June 3, ’95
My dear Auntie,
Just a little birthday message of love to you. Will send a picture which I thought perhaps you would like to have, as I prize one like it so much, and how little we thought it would be so important when it was taken.
You have probably heard of our Billerica trip. Very sad but satisfactory. Am always so relieved when these special days are over, as they will not come for a year and are so painful to me.
Next Sunday would have been the 25th anniversary of their marriage.
Did not write last week as I was so much occupied. Had a very pleasant lunch at Miss Arey’s, and we spent the afternoon driving. This morning received two tickets from her for a concert in town this P.M.
These pretty words Margie Hill sent me to put to music which I did yesterday. They are written by one of their girls for graduation of H.S. [High School] I think.
Have so much I’ve planned to do, must be stopping. Have just packed away our afghan that Grandma did in camphor and newspaper. Think a time may come when it will be even more valuable and dear to me than now and so wish to preserve it from fading and dust.
Just spoke with Mrs. Ranlett and Katherine in the train Sat. [Saturday].
You will excuse my haste. I know and continue to love me as before both of you. Am glad it is so much cooler this morning.
Sympathetically,
Cordelia
June 3, ’95
My dear Auntie,
Just a little birthday message of love to you. Will send a picture which I thought perhaps you would like to have, as I prize one like it so much, and how little we thought it would be so important when it was taken.
You have probably heard of our Billerica trip. Very sad but satisfactory. Am always so relieved when these special days are over, as they will not come for a year and are so painful to me.
Next Sunday would have been the 25th anniversary of their marriage.
Did not write last week as I was so much occupied. Had a very pleasant lunch at Miss Arey’s, and we spent the afternoon driving. This morning received two tickets from her for a concert in town this P.M.
These pretty words Margie Hill sent me to put to music which I did yesterday. They are written by one of their girls for graduation of H.S. [High School] I think.
Have so much I’ve planned to do, must be stopping. Have just packed away our afghan that Grandma did in camphor and newspaper. Think a time may come when it will be even more valuable and dear to me than now and so wish to preserve it from fading and dust.
Just spoke with Mrs. Ranlett and Katherine in the train Sat. [Saturday].
You will excuse my haste. I know and continue to love me as before both of you. Am glad it is so much cooler this morning.
Sympathetically,
Cordelia
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Reference
Cordelia 1895, From Cordelia to "My dear Auntie", June 3, 1895, HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington
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