Edward W. Axson to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre

Title

Edward W. Axson to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre

Creator

Axson, Edward W.

Identifier

WWP17275

Date

1899 May 2

Description

Edward Axson tells Jessie Wilson Sayre about Boston, MA.

Source

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University

Language

English

Text

My dear Jessie

Your letter reached me and of course I was very glad to hear from you.
Since then I have been very busy with examinations but they are over now and I have some time to myself once more. We have a weeks holiday here between the first and second terms and I have been enjoying it immensely. The holiday is nearly over now—work begins again Tuesday—and I hardly know where the time has gone—holidays have a way of slipping away so mysteriously.
I have spent part of my time going around in the lower part of Boston—the old part which is so full of spots of historic interest. I saw the Old North Church in the steeple of which the lanterns were hung as a signal to Paul Revere. And from the dome of the State Capitol you can look across the Mystic River to Cambridgeport the place from whichPaul Revere started on his ride. Another interesting place is a corner on State St where the “Boston Massacre” took place. A brass tablet in the wall of one of the buildings there tells you that the first blood of the American Revolution was shed at that spot. Not far from there is the old Kings Chapel where Washington attended church. It is a queer little church with a great many marble and bronze plates and marble busts in memory of past members of the chapel. The pews are square pews with seats along two sides, and chairs and stools occupying the rest of the space. I told you about the old elm in Cambridgedidnt I, under which Washington took command of the army? There are a great many other interesting spots—so many that if you cared to you could spend several days freshening up your American history.
I hope you girls have taken a brace by this time and stopped getting sick. Is little Annie still with you—what does she do while the rest of you are away at school?Have you had any skating this winter? I had my first in Boston last week—on a pond so big that thousands could skate on it without crowding.
Give lots of love to all & let me hear from you again before long.Feb. 5, '99.

Lovingly
Ed.

Original Format

Letter

To

Sayre, Jessie Woodrow Wilson, 1887-1933

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/EAtoJWS18990205.pdf

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Citation

Axson, Edward W., “Edward W. Axson to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre,” 1899 May 2, WWP17275, Jessie Wilson Sayre Correspondence, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.