BIB_ID
296466
Accession number
MA 2534.46
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
[1875-1877] May 19.
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.3 cm
Notes
Dated "May 19th" 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.
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
Referencing compliments reported Hearn, noting that her sister said them and that if he does not like them, she "will brain her with a rolling pin , or give her the soft side of a flat iron when she comes home." Discussing how Hearn has awoken in her an appreciation of music, flowers and other refinements in life. Discussing her work on a genealogy, and asking for advice.
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