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Identifier

MSS114_B01F02_013

Creation Date

6-11-1893

Keywords

Paul Laurence Dunbar, primary sources, Black history, Black poets, prominent Ohioans

Description

Full text of letter written on note paper from Palmer House, Chicago.

June 11th, 1893

My Dear Mr. Dunbar:

I was sorry to postpone my entertainment, but it is on the night of a great special affair and beside the fair is offered. If you can offer for me on the 21st Wednesday night I shall be very much pleased.

Very Sincerely Yours.

Jennie O’Neill Potter

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Primary Item Type

Personal Correspondence

Rights

This item is part of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, which belongs to the Ohio History Connection, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, visit http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information. The collection contains items from 219 N. Summit St., Dayton, Ohio (later 219 N. Paul Laurence Dunbar St.), the home Dunbar purchased for his mother, Matilda J. Dunbar, in 1904. Paul Laurence Dunbar lived there until his death in 1906; Matilda lived there until her death in 1934. It is now part of the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site, which is operated by the National Park Service in partnership with the Ohio History Connection.

Keywords

Paul Laurence Dunbar, primary sources, Black history, Black poets, prominent Ohioans

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