Raynors HCA 2015-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2015
A historic Southern woman's letter, 2pp. 8vo., written by Margaretta S. Morse, 2nd Avenue between 58 & 59 streets, [New York City], October 15, 1870 to her son former Confederate officer Alexander porter Morse, in part: "…last evening the Evening Press with your letter was brought in and altho we requested it to be preserved it was torn up in Mr. McCormick's room…Nathan will purchase & send you one from down town this morning…your letter was published in the above sheet yesterday afternoon…I beg that Rosa will write me…how many yards of military braid she needs to trim her cloth cloak…Nathan stopped to see Mr. Andrews (the ladies were out) who informed him that they had postponed their visit to Balt[imore] until the middle of next week…Nathan there met Fanny Walsh of Mobile & Mrs. Genl. Frank Armstrong (a wreck of her former self) who told him that Mary Custis Lee had come on from Detroit under her care, took breakfast with her at the New York hotel…& just before leaving on the Southern train learned for the first time of her Father's death. Custis Lee had telegraphed to her to come home, [that] their father was very ill & she feared the worse [?] had been afraid to ask the question but on taking leave of Mrs. Armstrong she put the direct question to her so promptly that she could not evade it. She was of course in degrees of distress and her great anxiety was to get home before the obsequies should take place…your own devoted mother, M. S. Morse". VG
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