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 [Henry Watkin], [1875-1877] Nov. 2.

BIB_ID
296443
Accession number
MA 2534.37
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
[1875-1877] Nov. 2.
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 19.9 cm
Notes
Dated "Oct. 9th" by Ellen Freeman.
Dating: Hearn's relationship with Ellen Freeman seems to have formed in 1875. In 1876, they argued, and in 1877 Hearn moved to New Orleans.--Cf. A fantastic journey: the life and literature of Lafcadio Hearn, by Paul Murray (1993), p. 45 and Letters from the Raven, ed. Milton Bronner (1906), p. 113.
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
Mentioning that she forgot to send him a bill. Stating "I received note of the chain. Thank you for its delivery, now my acquaintance with him [Lafcadio Hearn] ends without unkind feelings."