Albert Hafner Letters
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Publication Date
5-3-1893
Abstract
A letter from Albert Hafner to his fiancée Elizabeth Chandler in Massachusetts. He responds regarding the letter Chandler received from another woman indicating he was in love with someone else. He tells Chandler there has never been another woman besides her. He recounts that when he was ill and suffering from many financial losses, he worried Chandler would leave him, but his friends consoled him and affirmed otherwise. As matters worsened, Hafner says he hoped Chandler would offer him love and support, but she did not offer him the compassion he wanted. At this, he insinuates others might have seen an opportunity to fill her place. Hafner swears his heart remained with Chandler all the same and the only concern preventing him from marrying her was his lack of wealth. Recently, Chandler's messages have becoming loving and supporting once again, and Hafner implies others might wish to intercept these affections, using the phrase "dogs in the manger." However, he says he cannot tell if the message was meant kindly or maliciously, and he says the author's need to speak for him proves that he never voiced any wish to stray from Chandler. Hafner says the future is entirely in Chandler's hands, and since her last letter indicated her wish to call off the engagement, he agrees to respect her wishes and return her photos, Gifts, and letters. Hafner expresses surprise at the extent of her temper, saying he can picture her destroying all of their furniture in a fit of rage. Hafner tells Chandler that now that they've broken up, he is all alone and without a single friend. He gives Chandler his blessing to find another worthy man and marry him. He announces that he will be on his way to Tallahassee when the letter reaches her and will skip his stop in St. Augustine now that he will not be meeting her there.
Keywords
Love triangles, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Breakups, Betrothal, Long-distance relationships, Travel, Heartbreak
Extent
7 pages
Geographic Location
Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
1
Folder
16
Language
English
Digital Date
2023
Media Type
Correspondence
Identifier
hafner_1102
Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Hafner, Albert, "Letter, Albert Hafner to Elizabeth Chandler, May 3, 1893" (1893). Albert Hafner Letters. 103.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hafner/103
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