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Letter to Editor October 21, 1911

The Gazette

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

What is this article about?

Marie Selika Williams, from West Philadelphia, PA, writes on October 17, 1911, to editor Harry C. Smith of The Gazette in Cleveland, OH, informing him of her husband's death on October 9, 1911, and expressing profound sorrow for the delay in writing.

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Madam Selika Writes.

W. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 17-11.

Hon. Harry C. Smith,
Editor, The Gazette,
Cleveland, O.

Our Dear Good Friend:-

I write you this morning with a sad heart-almost too full and sick with sorrow, to do so. My dear husband passed away on the 9th of this month. I hope you will forgive me for not writing to you sooner, but I have not had the heart to do so.

Marie Selika Williams.

What sub-type of article is it?

Emotional

What keywords are associated?

Husband Death Personal Grief Marie Selika Williams Sorrow Delay In Writing

What entities or persons were involved?

Marie Selika Williams Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, The Gazette, Cleveland, O.

Letter to Editor Details

Author

Marie Selika Williams

Recipient

Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, The Gazette, Cleveland, O.

Main Argument

informs of the death of her husband on october 9, 1911, and expresses sorrow for the delay in writing due to grief.

Notable Details

  • written with a sad heart, almost too full and sick with sorrow
  • requests forgiveness for not writing sooner

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