Summers, Etta (fl. 1888) to Albert Gillett
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.05.26 Author/Creator: Summers, Etta (fl. 1888) Place Written: Scottsburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 July 1888 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy
Begins her letter, "Tis Sabbath pleasant & cool & all nature seems to rejoice, even the birds singing in the trees wafting their songs while I sit by my window trying to talk to you in this silent way, but I trust the near future holds something better for you & me than exchanging our thoughts on paper." Expresses excitement that he might be there by the middle of July. Asks that he keep the matters of their correspondence to himself, until they decide if they will marry. Tells him, "my heart throbs with warm emotions & I ask myself is it So or am I dreaming." Also discusses her past husband, "Oh once I loved with love all fresh and pure and thought affections flowers would bloom while ages would endure, but sorrow drew her curtain round and brought its sadest change and sundered loving hearts."
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