Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre

Title

Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre

Creator

McAdoo, Eleanor Wilson, 1889-1967

Identifier

WWP17330

Date

1904 December 7

Description

Eleanor Wilson McAdoo writes her sisters in Baltimore with news from Princeton.

Source

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University

Language

English

Text

Dearest, most sweetest Margie

Please forgive me for not writing to you last Sunday. I went out to supper at Beth's, Sunday night and I have been intending to write ever since but haven't had a bit of time until now. Just think, I am coming to spend a month in Baltimore with the Hoyts if they have room for me. Isn't that fine? Don't say anything about it to Cousin Mary or Cousin Florence because it mightn't be aranged yet and anyway I would want Mamma to break the news to them gently.Papa has to stay several weeks longer than we expected and so I would be all alone all that time. Cousin Florence will help me with my lessons so I can keep up.
This simply can't be a long letter because I've got to study my lessons how ever much I don't want to, and then besides there is my usual complaint,—there isn't anything to tell about.
I have just been to Bible class and was the only one there! Dr DeVries, (I know that's spelt wrong) and I talked, or rather Dr De Vries talked, for about half an hour and then we went home. Duffie and mMary Winans had gone to Lawrenceville and he didn't like it at all. I felt terribly good being the only one there.
We are going to have dancing school again this year, I think, because it's pretty undecided. There was great excitement a little while ago because Mrs. Lewis had said that she was going to have it at night, from eight to ten, and that she was going to get boys to come. The few Princeton boys and several from Lawrenceville.
But Dr. McPherson won't let the boys come and so I don't know what's going to happen, unless we invite the Freshman class to come, because all the girls say they won't go unless there are boys.
This is a perfectly crazy letter as well as badly written and I do hope you'll excuse it.
I was so sorry to hear that you both have bad colds. I hope they'll be better very soon.
I have to stop now to study, so goodbye, little darlings. I miss you more than ever since you've been gone away. With lots and lots of love from all to you both,

Your loving little sister
Nell

Original Format

Letter

To

Sayre, Jessie Woodrow Wilson, 1887-1933

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NwtoJWS19041207.pdf

Citation

McAdoo, Eleanor Wilson, 1889-1967, “Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre,” 1904 December 7, WWP17330, Jessie Wilson Sayre Correspondence, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.