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Letter from John Gould Fletcher, United States?, to Gwen and Terrence Arbuthnot, 1913? January 4 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
384623
Accession number
MA 8674.5
Creator
Fletcher, John Gould, 1886-1950, sender.
Display Date
United States?, 1913? January 4.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 17.4 x 13.6 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Dear Gwennie and Terence."
Dated "Jan. 4."
Fletcher first met Florence Emily "Daisy" Arbuthnot and her two children, Gwen and Terence, in the summer of 1912; Fletcher and Daisy Arbuthnot were married in 1916.
Part of a collection of letters related to American poet John Gould Fletcher. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see MA 8674.1-8 for details.
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Sending them two pictures he "made some time ago"; acknowledging receipt of their Christmas letters and complimenting Gwennie's drawing; thanking them for the Christmas presents they sent to him; asking them to tell him what they would like from the United States, but cautioning that he "can't bring anything alive, but only toys"; adding that he cannot write more because his eyes ache.