Letter from Roxey Roach to Nelle Stewart, 1910 June 28

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Letter from Roxey Roach to Nelle Stewart

Date1910 June 28

DescriptionA 5-page letter with envelope (not shown) from Roxey Roach to Nelle Stewart, June 28, 1910. It is handwritten on "The Arlington, Washington, D.C." letterhead. Roxey writes to tell Nelle he has arrived safely in Washington and he very much enjoyed their time together. He will give up his "bad language" as she has asked him to do. He tells her it's important to be honest with each other. He closes by saying he needs to dress for the game and signs it "Wilbur," his given name. The envelope has "The Arlington, Washington, D.C." logo on the top left corner.

Object numberBL-2018-00063-005

Correspondent Roach, Roxey, 1882-1947

Addressee Roach, Nellie, 1885-1925

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 290 Roxey Roach letters

Dimensionsw x h (5 pages): 6 x 9.5 in. w x h (envelope): 6.4 x 3.55 in.

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