BIB_ID
296535
Accession number
MA 2534.73
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
[1876].
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.2 cm
Notes
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.
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
Stating that she does not understand his letter, inquiring "my dearest pet are you a coquette?" Asking that he write to her to say that life is not worth living without her. Referencing her cousin's attendance at the 1876 Centennial. Stating that "the only sad thing that can befall a man is when he loses faith in God and woman," praying that he will never lose his faith in her, and expressing confidence that he will not.
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