Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter : Cincinnati, to [Ellen Freeman], [1876].

BIB_ID
296339
Accession number
MA 2534.15
Creator
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Display Date
[1876].
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 14.7 cm
Notes
Dating: See Letters from the Raven.
Part of a collection of correspondence between Lafcadio Hearn, Ellen Freeman, and Henry Watkin. Letters are described in individual catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Summary
Discussing their correspondence and her misjudgment and unfair treatment of him. Stating: "I would not trust myself with one of your letters in my pocket for twenty-four hours," noting "were I to be suddenly injured or killed, the first thing people would examine would be the papers in my pocket." Discussing his refusal of an invitation, citing his busy week.