Woodrow Wilson Letters Signed, Late 19th Century
Item Details
Transcription of the letters:
Arden Park, North Carolina
August 14th, 1885
Dear Miss Ashton,
It is probable that Mrs. Wilson and I (for you know, there is a Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
now!) will go to Baltimore about the first of Sept. to spend a couple of weeks, and of course, if
we do go, I shall be more than anxious to spend those two weeks with you. Indeed, unless
you can accommodate us, I don’t think we shall go. I would not feel at home anywhere else in
Baltimore. Will you be at home at that time, and can you take us?
We have been spending our honeymoon here in a beautiful corner of the N.C.
Mountains – but I won’t tell you about that now; I’ll wait to talk to you about it. Nor will I tell you
about how delightful Mrs. Wilson is, since I hope soon to show her to you.
If you can take us, please drop me a line as soon as you can to care Mr. Hamilton
Erwin, Morganton, N.C., where we will be about the time your answer will reach these parts;
but where we will be only for a few days.
With sincerest regards to Miss Hannah,
Yours must sincerely,
Woodrow Wilson
and
Princeton, New Jersey
28 June, 1893
My dear Miss Ashton,
The bearer of this note is Mr. Robert A. Stevenson, who graduated from Princeton in
1892. He used to spend some time at the Johns Hopkins and is in search of good quarters. I
am sure he will find them at your house if you have room for him; and I am sure that you will
be glad you took so agreeable a gentleman, if you do come to terms.
As ever your sincere friend,
Woodrow Wilson
| Type | Letters |
| Period | Late 19th Century, Antique |
| Date | June 28, 1893, August 14, 1885 |
| Origin | United States |
| Autographed | Yes |
| Autograph(s) | Woodrow Wilson |
| Additional Information | The letters penned by Wilson in 1885 (shortly after his marriage and while he was a professor at Bryn Mawr College) and 1893 (during his professorship at the College of New Jersey, later Princeton University). The letters, addressed to a Miss Ashton, who ran a boarding house at which Wilson stayed, are transcribed above. Provenance: directly descended from Miss Ashton through the family. |
Condition
- creases and folds; remarkably light toning for age.
Dimensions
- measures the larger.
Item #
ITMGK08788
