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MSS114_B01F03_019

Creation Date

11-6-1894

Keywords

Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ohio history, Poetry, dialect poetry, biography, black history, black poets, primary sources, prominent Ohioans

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Springfield Nov. 6th, ‘94

Dearest Paul:

You are angry with me, are you not? Well if you are I deserve it, for I have ben very neglectful, but belive me, I will do better in the future. But Paul I think you mite write to me, if I don’t write to you quite so often. You write so much that writing is not or should not be a task to you. I was sorry you did not attend our party, although I did not go my self — it was such a bad evening and I was not feeling well. Ohmar [?] Curry [?] taken me to Urbana Sunday three weeks ago. He is very anxious for me to go to Delaware to his school. I recived a letter from Sister Holmes to day, and she said she was going to remain in Dayton for a while.

I know you are happy. I would like to see her so much. If nothing prevents I may come over next Sunday. Miss Rosa Dent was asking about you the other day, and even little sweet voise [?] Maggie Bailey, it is reported that Maggie is very much smitin [smitten?] on one of our Springfield boy’s, so if your smitin [smitten?] also, you had better hurry up, or you will get left. O! I had almost forgotin to tell you about my African beau, his name is John Bohimen Radahr, he belongs to the African Choir that pased through here. I went to church with him one night. He gave me his address, and invited me to visit his home in Grayhmstown [Grahamstown], South Africa. Don’t you think I had better go? Paul this is a longer letter than I ever write, and I know you will be pleased with it. Hoping that I may soon here frome you.

I will close truly and loveingly yours.

Carrie O. Boylen [?]

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Personal Correspondence

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This item is part of the Paul Laurence Dunbar House collection at Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio. 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 the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site, part of the National Park Service.

Keywords

Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ohio history, Poetry, dialect poetry, biography, black history, black poets, primary sources, prominent Ohioans

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