Albert Hafner Letters
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Publication Date
7-19-1891
Abstract
Content warning: This letter contains mentions of suicide. Digital Collections provides access to these materials to preserve the historical record, but we do not endorse the attitudes, prejudices, or behaviors found within them. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call or text the suicide hotline at 988. A letter from Albert Hafner to his fiancée Elizabeth Chandler in Massachusetts. He tells her he's been under the weather but will be better the next day. He recaps a letter he received from his parents: they congratulate his engagement. They also mention the railroad accident that day in Manchester that killed 11 men. Then his mother gave him bad news about his brother Joseph; he has not been reforming his behavior as previously thought and is almost out of credit. Joseph gets into trouble with his reckless friends and has lost the money their parents sent him. Hafner's mother tells him they won't be giving Joseph another cent and are heartbroken by the situation. Hafner tells Chandler he has no sympathy for his brother at all, and he wishes she were with him.
Keywords
Diseases, Family, Gambling
Extent
4 pages
Geographic Location
Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
1
Folder
6
Language
English
Digital Date
2023
Media Type
Correspondence
Identifier
hafner_1059
Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Hafner, Albert, "Letter, Albert Hafner to Elizabeth Chandler, July 19, 1891" (1891). Albert Hafner Letters. 60.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hafner/60
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