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Manuscript letter

Archives Number: 1006/004.006.002-006#046

Christmas Night
Lacaune
My blessed Family,
I must say goodnight to you on this wonderful Christmas Night for it has been such a happy, happy day. Never have I known so much joy crammed into a few short hours, and to be able to give it to them in full measure, thanks to the gifts of you all at home – there can never be anything like it again for me –
From the first great half-sob of joy at sight of 100 pairs of brand new sabots filled to their utmost capacity in a garlanded refectoire this morning to the last hug[?] of a precious knife[?] or stamp-book in bed tonight, it’s been one long carol of joy –
I’m going to write it all in detail later – it’s not finished yet for tomorrow we have plays by [page 2] all the classes. This is just to send you my arms and heart-full of love from my little Christmas fireside whither I’ve crept now that the tumult and shouting have ceased. And where I had all your precious letters and Christmas things this morning in the [??] dance. You’ll all be sitting round the parlor fire now talking over the day and the people and past times. But it’s a festive[?] Christmas that I’m thinking of, and the possibility of coming home the beginning or end of the summer.
Till I have a moment to tell you all about everything,
A heartful of love
from your Bun.
[Note: This letter is possibly associated with items from 1006/004.006.002-006 #047; separation form indicates that a dried sprig with dark purple berries was separated from this letter and placed in Series Separated Items.]

  • Keywords: long archives; henry w. longfellow family papers (long 27930); erica (thorp) de berry; document; correspondence; holidays; christmas; places; europe; lacaune; france; Erica Thorp deBerry Papers (1006/004.006); (LONG-SeriesName); Outgoing (1006/004.006.002); (LONG-SubseriesName); 1918 (1006/004.006.002-006); (LONG-FileUnitName)
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English: NPGallery
Author
English: Erica (Thorp) de Berry (1890-1943)
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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English: Organization: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Address: 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: LONG_archives@nps.gov
NPS Unit Code
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LONG
NPS Museum Number Catalog
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LONG 27930
Recipient
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English: Thorp family
Depicted Place
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English: Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
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c16455cc-bb70-4550-b912-274b16888252
Publisher
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English: U. S. National Park Service

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