SERIES II: HELEN BRAY DE LONG
Folder 11. Letters to her family. March-August 1914. 28 items.
March 1, 1914. Sunday night. “Dearest little mother:—This is truly a romantic way to be writing to you, by the light of two candles…”
March 2, 1914. “Dearest little lady:—We have had such a protracted teachers’ meeting…”
Tuesday afternoon. “Mother darling:—There is not much to say except that I love you…”
Thursday afternoon. “Darling:—I am so sorry that you have been feeling so miserably..”
Thursday night. “Dearest mother:—It is too bad that I didn’t have time to write before the mail went out…”
[March 6, 1914] Friday afternoon. “Mother my precious:—You letter came safely this morning…”
March 8, 1914. “Mother darling:—The sun is shining; the feeling of real Spring is in the air; Ethel and Eve are coming at 12:15…”
[March 10, 1914] Tuesday afternoon. “Darling little mother:—.”How very, very sorry I am to hear that your food worked such havoc!”
[March 12, 1914] Thursday afternoon. “My darling mother:—Back in Briarcliff after my lark…”
Wednesday afternoon. “Dearest mother:—Yesterday’s letter pretty thoroughly exhausted my supply of news…”
Monday afternoon. “Mother darling:—You have certainly been having a trying time with Father’s dental disturbances…”
Tuesday afternoon. “Dearest-my-own:—I am writing out on the upper porch where I can get the delightful Spring sun-shine…”
March 21, 1914. Briarcliff Manor, New York. “My dearest Auntie Ida:—Mother forwarded to me a letter from Bess saying that you were feeling very miserable with a wretched cold.”
[March 22, 1914] Sunday afternoon. “Mother darling:—I was determined not to write to you today until I had done…”
Tuesday morning. “The top o’the mornin’ to ye, my beloved!”
March 24, 1914. Briarcliff Manor, New York. “Darling mother:—Dancing class is going on…”
March 26 [1914]. Thursday. “Mother darling:—Nowadays my method is to start a letter to you…”
March 29, 1914. Briarcliff Manor, New York. “Mother my darling:—It is too bad that you aren’t going to get a letter from me until Tuesday…”
March 31, 1914. “Mother dearest:—This is before breakfast…”
April 16, 1914. “Mother most dear:—Please forgive me for disobeying you but I flatly refuse to keep this check…”
April 28 [1914]. “Little sweet mother:—I did remember to write to Blanche so that she should get a letter from me today.”
April 29, 1914. Wednesday. “(Before school) Dearest:—a bright good morning I’m wishing you…”
May 3, 1914. “Mother darling:—Such a beautiful, sunshiney Sunday this is…”
Friday afternoon. “Mother darling:—This is the Springiest day, so warm and balmy…”
May 20, 1914. Briarcliff Manor, New York. “Mother my darling:—Our last Sunday in Briarcliff, just think!”
May 22, 1914. Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. “Mother darling:—My! how many things we are accomplishing these days by degrees!”
Sunday afternoon. “Dearest little mother:—Even as I predicted the rain has lasted through today so that it has been an in-the-house time except for church.”
August 3, 1914. 74 Broad Street, Pittsfield, Mass. “My darling little mother:—Now I am wondering if you have gone over to Chester yet or if you are going to be with the dear Newcombs…”
