Letter from Roxey Roach to Nelle Stewart, 1911 October 02

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Letter from Roxey Roach to Nelle Stewart

Date1911 October 02

DescriptionA 5-page letter with envelope (not shown) written by Roxey Roach to Nelle Stewart, October 2, 1911. It is handwritten, back-to-back, on 3 pages, on Osburn House Hotel, Rochester, NY letterhead. The top of each page has the hotel logo, name and city, and "D.A. O'Keefe, prop." He writes and tells her he can't believe this will be his last letter to her as his sweetheart. It doesn't seem that long ago when he wrote the first letter. His wish is that they will enjoy their married life as they have these past two years. They played a game yesterday but it rained and it ended in a tie. He tells her that he told the manager that he was heading home Tuesday night regardless of the schedule. The team may have a game in Buffalo to end the season, but he's heading home. He signs it "Forever Yours, Wilbur, xxxxxxxxxxx," his given name. The envelope has the hotel logo at the top left corner.

Object numberBL-2018-00063-023

Subject Jersey City Skeeters (Baseball team)

Correspondent Roach, Roxey, 1882-1947

Addressee Stewart, Nelle, 1885-1925

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 290 Roxey Roach letters

Dimensionsw x h (3 pages): 6 x 9 in. w x h (envelope): 6.5 x 3.75 in.

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