To
John Henry Riley
27 March 1871 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR, UCCL 00597)
27 March 1871 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR, UCCL 00597)
j. langdon, miner & dealer in anthracite
&
bituminous coal office no. 6 baldwin street
elmira, n.y.
Mch 27
186
71
Dear Riley:
My wife has been very sick for two months. So I moved her hither on a mattrass & she is slowly recovering, though still in bed. We shall remain here 2 or 3 months, & eventually will move to Hartford & build—though we’ll not build for the next 18 months likely. We shall sell the newspaper & the Buffalo dwelling, but retain the furniture.
I have nothing new to tell you, & am simply writing to let you know I am not dead. I delight in the anticipation of an African letter from you in the course of two or three weeks.
Give my love to the niggers.
Emendations and Textual Notes
MS, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University (CtY-BR).
L4 , 371; Boesen, item 67, with omission.
The MS, formerly in the collection of Dr. Samuel W. Bandler, was bought in 1947 and donated to CtY by the class of 1884.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.