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Letters, Sept 19th, 1911_007

Item

Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
Title
Letters, Sept 19th, 1911_007
Alternative Title
Letters, Sept 19th, 1911
Date
Sept 19th, 1911
Creator
Edith Schwartz Clements
Description
Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
Identifier
nshs-rg3158am
Transcription
7 adopt a little girl or so. Oh, I saw such a darling on the boat — I coveted her most wickedly; a little cherub of three, with golden curls, blue eyes, sweet mouth & rosy cheeks, & the sweetest ways imaginable. Her mother said she was without price, despite the fact that she had two other little girls & if she gave her away she would have to divide her into many pieces, so many people wanted her. You can help me decide about the lot when you come, & Marmee can give me ideas about the house. Marmee ought to build her a bungalow in California , then she would enjoy it so much more, spend the winters there, & the summers here in our house. I do think you-all ought to come my way, now that Murray is leaving & you are foot-loose. By the way, the lots Miss T. wants us to get, are next her house & also next to the Freeman’s lot & new home, so with them, the Tildens , the Rosendahls & ourselves we would have quite a botanical colony. Mr. Huff of the department has also moved
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