Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark Hobart, Tasmania from O.W. Holmes, Boston, U.S.A. 1898-1901, regarding Holmes career, lifestyle, reading of classical literature, references to friends fom the Confederate Army. C4/C207

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Address ( Court House ) Boston JDr ~ 296 Beacon st. ) Sept. 4 /98 Beverly Fanns Lpri nted heading J My Dear Judge I am delighted at the ne~/s which I find waiting me in your letter on my return from Europe. I have no doubt t oot you wi lJ do honor to the pla ce and to yourself and I trust that youwil find t h.e life as happy as I have found mine for the last 15 years. You speak a s if I had not tho.nked you for t he vol ume you so kindly sent me. I had it in my mind t hat 1 had written and I still hope that I was not mista ken. I thank you also for t he interesting new volUl!l€ which you sent me and still more for the photograph which I am very glad to posses s. It gave my \..rife and me such pleasure to see you and HI'S Clark tl'1..a.t it is doubly a r,reeable to hear that you recall the mee t ing wi th pleasure also. There is one place where you both will be sure of a welcome while we inhabit it - be it soon or only after the lapse of years. Eut t he years begin to rol.>{ terribl e. In 2i: years I shall be 6e. Friends die and one is slow to make new ones. Iiowever I have just been in the midst of.' friends in Engl and and Irela nd who though made in later years love me I think and whom 1 love I know. I \..ron 1 t pretend to feel old , uut only to know the facts - and to f eel a slight shudder at the approach of the inevita :le. I am just on the mend from an attack of shingles in my right ann l.-1hieh makes it hard for me to write. I send a poor photograph of me by this ID::.il with renet,.Jed felicitations to :the State and yourself and all kind me s f;ages to you and your wife from mine and me. Sincerely Yours o .1J. HoJbne s 

Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark Hobart, Tasmania from O.W. Holmes, Boston, U.S.A. 1898-1901

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Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark Hobart, Tasmania from O.W. Holmes, Boston, U.S.A. 1898-1901

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