[Letter] 1931 January 15, Bronx, New York City [to] Mr. Markham
Title
[Letter] 1931 January 15, Bronx, New York City [to] Mr. Markham
Subject
Land, Rev. Leon Rosser
Abbott, Rose Yuster
Bronx Free Fellowship
Description
Abbott thanks Markham for a letter and poems, including those inscribed for Rev. Leon Rosser Land, leader of the Bronx Free Fellowship. Abbott also writes of the death of his wife, which was a release from her affliction [multiple sclerosis].
Creator
Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878-1953
Source
Edwin Markham Archive, Horrmann Library
Date
1/15/1931
Contributor
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
Rights
Please contact the Horrmann Library at Wagner College for rights to use this digital image.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
AbbottL4
Text
2970 Marion Ave., Bronx, New York City.
Jan. 15, ‘31
Dear Mr. Markham,
Your letter, with its enclosures, was an inspiration. These poems were among the very first of yours that I read (how long ago!) and they are very dear to me. Mr. Land’s copies, with your inscription and autographs, I have already passed on to him. He was deeply appreciative of your gift and expects to write you himself. The Bronx Free Fellowship, of which he is the leader, was in part organized in my home and has lately celebrated its fifth anniversary.
Rose’s death is a tragedy for her family, but for her, as you say, it was a release. Our marriage was a happy one in spite of her terrible affliction.
Affectionately Yours,
Leonard D. Abbott
Jan. 15, ‘31
Dear Mr. Markham,
Your letter, with its enclosures, was an inspiration. These poems were among the very first of yours that I read (how long ago!) and they are very dear to me. Mr. Land’s copies, with your inscription and autographs, I have already passed on to him. He was deeply appreciative of your gift and expects to write you himself. The Bronx Free Fellowship, of which he is the leader, was in part organized in my home and has lately celebrated its fifth anniversary.
Rose’s death is a tragedy for her family, but for her, as you say, it was a release. Our marriage was a happy one in spite of her terrible affliction.
Affectionately Yours,
Leonard D. Abbott
Data Digital
2009
Digitization Specifications
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Collection
Citation
Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878-1953 , “[Letter] 1931 January 15, Bronx, New York City [to] Mr. Markham,” Edwin Markham Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://markham.omeka.net/items/show/432.