BIB_ID
296514
Accession number
MA 2534.64
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
[1875-1877] Nov. 1.
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20 cm
Notes
Dated "Nov. 1st" possibly 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
Asking that he not say anything to "him" (Lafcadio Hearn), noting that she is afraid of him. Stating that she never wants to see him now that "things are settled in a friendly way" and thanking Watkin for acting as a mediator.
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