Item Description

Title: Della Oakes to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1889 December 16

Author

  • Oakes, Della

Recipient

  • Fletcher, Ruth
  • Fletcher, Andrew

Source Document

Extent: 2 pages

Description

Topics include settling Della's husband's estate and her plans to visit her Uncle.

Genre(s): letter

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2009-01-30, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

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Preferred citation

Della Oakes to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1889 December 16, Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers, Carton 065, Folder 029, Item 003, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/CnbC065f029i003 (accessed May 23, 2013)

Della Oakes to Ruth and Andrew Fletcher, 1889 December 16

Transcription : Travis Puller


Published by: University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections on 2009-01-27

[UNCLEAR: "Johnson" ] Vt.

Dec. 16, 1889.

Dear Father & Mother

I suppose you have had a letter from Mr Culver ere this I am so nearly used up I can hardly write. At last Mr Culver has succeeded in settleing and has gone. I expect to start to morrow morning I dread my jorney[sic] I would like to see you before I go but it is impossible It is to bad to be kept here so long on expense I hope you better since we come away & not have so many to trouble you I will be very glad to get a home somewhere very soon I ought to have gone a long time -------------------------------- Page 2 --------------------------------ago and saved all this trouble & expense I have not got one friend lift[sic] I will write you when I get to Uncles, and tell all about the whole matter my aunt has not been in to see me since I have been here I came up last Monday noon I shall go tomorrow on the 10 o clock train

Good Bye.


R Della Oakes.

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