Letter from Grace E. Hall to Clarence Edmonds Hemingway

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Letter written by Grace E. Hall in New York to Clarence E. Hemingway in Chicago, dated January 10, 1896.

This is a scanned version of the original image in Special Collections and Archives at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.



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Friday Morning Jan 10. 96.

My Own Darling,

Your Wednesday morning letter just received. Your letters come to me always at 8.30 A. M. just two days after they are posted, so I now know when to look for them. How sweet and comforting those letters are to me, you cannot, well, yes, you can and do know, my Dear Love.

I am glad Ernest did not worry about the telegram being late, though he might have known that I would not neglect for a moment the sending of it.

Yesterday I had a splendid day, as soon as your letter arrived I started alone to the 42nd St depot and took a train to Mount Vernon, where I had a letter of introduction to a friend of Mrs Mather's. I explored the town and found Mrs Hawkins without much trouble. She threw her arms around me and kissed me and began to take my things off immediately and would not hear of anything but that I must stay to lunch and spend the day with them. Did you ever hear of any thing so kind. Well, I

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stayed and went in to the city at half past two with Victor Hawkins her son, and her two daughters, lovely girls walked down to the station to see me off. They just took me right in, as though I were at home. When I got into the city, I sallied off, as brave as possible to go and hunt up Pianos. I traveled some miles finally engaged one, which I am expecting this morning. Well, darling, I must get ready to start for my first lesson which is at eleven this morning My lesson hours are 11:30 - Monday, 10 Wednesday, & 11 Friday.

Will write you another chapter when I get home, for the present, my darling (auf weidersehn)

2:30 P. M. Just received a kind little note from Miss Mae Van, (can't remember how to spell the rest) asking when it will be convenient for her to call. My Piano came alright, it is a beauty - how I wish you could drop in upon me and see how cosy I am, and how I am trying to live always as though you were here, Sweetheart

I realize every day the truth of a remark of yours, that we can never again either of us be lonely for we have always the dear [???] and my thoughts. The first lesson with Madame was very pleasurable, but she has not yet struck anything which I do not

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know. She seemed delighted with every thing I did. I had a letter from Alice yesterday, but no one else has written me but you--You, the faithful, who will never forget or neglect me, as long as this world shall last. Write me about your work, darling, when ever it will relieve to do so; never fear but that any thing which concerns you will be of closest interest to me. Go over and talk with Papa, often, and report to me just how you find things and what each of the dear home people have to say. Has any body given Alfred my goodbye message, and told him how sorry I was that we did not get in another lesson.

Well, Darling, I must close as I must do some writing this after noon, practice, and take a nap if possible. With a kiss for each of those dear eyes, as ever. Your own Grace

169 - E - 63rd St.

What a sweet letter from Nettie I wish you had let me read it long ago. You know, Darling, we must hear the trials together as well as the joys.

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[image: front of envelope, postmarked]

NEW YORK JAN 11AM Y 96 96

Clarence E Hemingway 870 West Adams St Chicago

c/o Mrs Clark

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[image: back of envelope, 2 postmarks]

CHICAGO STA. D. REC'D JAN 10 5 PM REC'D

CHICAGO, ILL. 1896 JAN 10 4-PM

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