BIB_ID
380454
Accession number
MA 5026.4
Creator
Cheever, John.
Display Date
"Monday night" [1940 July 29?].
Credit line
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden, 1998.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 27.9 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from John Cheever to his wife, Mary Cheever. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 5026 for details.
Probable date based on Cheever's reference to the arrival of the S.S. America in New York from Newport News (her maiden voyage ended in New York on July 29, 1940).
Probable date based on Cheever's reference to the arrival of the S.S. America in New York from Newport News (her maiden voyage ended in New York on July 29, 1940).
Provenance
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Summary
Telling her that he finished the story "a few minutes ago" and goes "up to Lieber's tomorrow"; remarking on the heat wave; hoping she is cooler in New Hampshire; describing the arrival of the S.S. America, "the Queen of the Merchant Marine," in New York after her journey from Newport News; commenting on shared acquaintances.
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