ALS, [1908 August 9], Redding, Connecticut, to Jean Clemens.

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ALS, [1908 August 9], Redding, Connecticut, to Jean Clemens.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16142435

" ... I was gone two days to New York to the funeral [of a nephew, Sam Moffett, who had recently drowned]; the shock of the tragedy, & the blistering heat, & the heavy black clothes & the pathetic sight of the broken-hearted family, was a heavy drain upon me & struck me down; but I am getting over it now ... Be happy, dear love, & put all disturbing solicitudes away from you, & bury yourself in cheerful books & pleasant thoughts. Oh yes, Jean, dear heart, shut your eyes & your heart to the burden of life, & be happy ..."

3 p. ; 16 x 12.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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