Item 40: Letter from E[dward]. H[oward]. House to Thomas A. Janvier, 1892 March 18
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 40
Dates
- Created: 1892 March 18
Creator
- House, Edward Howard, 1836-1907 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter and envelope
Condition Note:
Excellent.
Measurements:
7 in. x 4 13/16 in. (letter); 2 ⅞ in. x 5 ¼ (envelope)
Description:
This is a letter from Edward Howard House to Thomas Allibone Janvier on March 18, 1892. This letter is about a group of individuals and when specific people are going to meet up. The creator of this letter, E. H. House, was born in Boston in 1836 and was a writer. He wrote for the New York Tribune and later founded a newspaper called Tokio Times. The recipient of this letter, Thomas Janvier, was born in Philadelphia and was a story writer and historian. Janvier spent time in New York, New Mexico, Mexico, and Colorado where he would find much of his inspiration for his writings. Within the letter, House discusses meeting with the Stedmans, likely referring to fellow author Arthur Stedman, who was also based in New York at the time. Both House and Janvier were based in New York at the time, House was still working on the Tokyo Times but was receiving treatment for gout. Janvier was living in New York at the time working on his manuscript Color Studies.
Location:
226, Central Park; West New York City.
Transcription:
Friday - March 18 - 1892
My dear Mr. Janvier:
I suppose your Sunday evening engagements are made long in advance, and the suggestion I am about to make may reach you too late to have any effect. Nevertheless- let us see. Koto has just received a message from Miss. Alden, saying that she will pass Saturday and Sunday with us. It is an old understanding that the two are to go together to one of the Stedman’s receptions, and the arrangement will now be carried out. This being the case, Koto thinks it might be pleasant for this. Janvier and you to take tea with us at six o’clock Sunday, and afterward go over to 78th Street. One objection to this may be that you have quite recently visited the Stedmans, and will not care to be so generous in your attention as to call again within a month. But if that doesn’t stand in the way, it will give us ever so much gratification to have you enter into the place. In case you are not entirely impressed by the proposition to make a double night of it, we should be heartily glued to have you all to enclose; and drop the second part of the scene; but inasmuch as I am still in a very doubtful condition, and not some of my ability to shine resplendently as a host, the brilliancy of 78th Street may compensate for the dullness of Central Park West. The main thing is, that we hope you will find it convenient and agreeable to join us at tea. The “subsequent proceedings” can be regulated after your appearance here. Will you kindly send me a line in answer, as soon as you get this? The mail will bring it by Saturday evening, and Mail will be all we want. I mean it will be all we want if you say “yes”. If you say “no” it won’t be what we want at all. So we trust you are entirely at liberty, and that we shall have the chance of welcoming you.
Do not be downcast at sight of that unpromising and “tea.” I don’t know why we say tea, except to indicate that on Sunday we are more domestic and informal than at other times. Kota will tell you all about it, and we will call it breakfast, if you like.
With best remembrance, Mr. Janvier, I am yours sincerely,
E. H. House
{Envelope} E. H. House
Thomas A. Janvier, Esq. No. 20, Seventh Avenue. New York City.
{Envelope} E. H. House
Thomas A. Janvier, Esq. No. 20, Seventh Avenue. New York City.
Creator
- House, Edward Howard, 1836-1907 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu