SERIES III: ARABELLA BRAY DE LONG
\nFolder 4.\u00a0 Letters, 1913-16.\u00a0 12 items.<\/b>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
[1913 despite date] January 2nd 1912.\u00a0 \u201c72 Fullerton Avenue Montclair N.J.\u00a0 My Darling\u2014Just another wish for a happy New Year…\u201d<\/p>\n
January 13th 1914.\u00a0 \u201cMy darling, daughter Helen: It is twilight on this bitterly cold day, and the house is very quiet Aunt Ida and the nurse are with Aunt Em.\u201d<\/p>\n
[1914] \u201cFriday afternoon, nearly four o\u2019clock. My precious daughter Helen: Of course you understand that it is not possible for me to write you a letter but I must say a few words.\u201d<\/p>\n
[Postmarked South Dennis, Massachusetts Sep 15 3 PM] [1915] [from Mrs. de Long South Dennis, Mass. to Miss H.B. de Long c\/o Miss Browning Norwich, Conn. R.F.D. No. 7]\u00a0 Wednesday 3.15.\u00a0 \u201cHow do you do? Miss Norwich School marm!!\u201d<\/p>\n
[1916?] \u201c154 Montgomery St.\u00a0 Sunday, Two thirty o\u2019clock\u00a0 My Sweetheart daughter, Helen; Darling; I\u2019ve just a few minutes left in which to write you…\u201d<\/p>\n
[September 5, 1916] \u201cTuesday, the fifth of September My Darling; You just can\u2019t imagine how long the intervale [sic] between Thursday and Tuesday seemed…\u201d<\/p>\n
September 13, 1916.\u00a0 Wednesday.\u00a0 \u201cMy precious Child Helen; I am thinking of you this morning as traveling thru\u2019 a very pretty country…\u201d<\/p>\n
[September 15, 1916?] \u201cFriday noon\u2014Here, caught in a very big downpour of rain, I am thinking that I may have to stay in Springfield…\u201d\u00a0 [on stationery of Meekins, Packard & Wheat, Inc. Springfield, Massachusetts]<\/p>\n
[September 18, 1916] Monday morning ten o\u2019clock.\u00a0 Mrs. Cahill is busy with her Monday morning work…\u201d [round robin letter to Helen and Ethel]<\/p>\n
September 19, 1916. Tuesday morning.\u00a0 \u201cDarling child Helen; This is a glorious morning…\u201d<\/p>\n
[September 20, 1916?] \u201cWednesday morning Darling Child; You see, I abide by your decision!\u00a0 I am rather troubled about the whole thing and would very much have preferred to wait until a month hence to move into the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
[September 20, 1916] \u201cWednesday six p.m. Sweetheart; The goods are loaded\u00a0and ready to start off at daybreak to-morrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
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SERIES III: ARABELLA BRAY DE LONG Folder 4.\u00a0 Letters, 1913-16.\u00a0 12 items.\u00a0 [1913 despite date] January 2nd 1912.\u00a0 \u201c72 Fullerton Avenue Montclair N.J.\u00a0 My Darling\u2014Just another wish for a happy New Year…\u201d January 13th 1914.\u00a0 \u201cMy darling, daughter Helen: It is twilight on this bitterly cold day, and the house is very quiet Aunt Ida […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7583,"menu_order":106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n