Charles W. Chesnutt to Jessie B. Parks, 17 November 1931 Charles W. Chesnutt Stephanie P. Browner Kenneth M. Price Transcription, encoding, and annotation Ballard, Chaun Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. Lauren Millhorn Barney, Brett Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2024 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Charles W. Chesnutt to Jessie B. Parks, 17 November 1931 November 17, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 6 Correspondence Chesnutt, Edwin Jackson Chesnutt, Helen Maria Chesnutt, Susan Perry Utley Slade, Dorothy Chesnutt Slade, John G. Slade, John C. Detroit, Michigan Idlewild, Michigan New York, New York typed copy unsigned Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Parks, Jessie B. Washington, D. C. Unknown Brett Barney checked; corrected Lauren Millhorn updated image ids Laura K. Weakly review Antje Anderson annotated, made further corrections Chaun Ballard transcribed, encoded [1] November 17, 1931
Miss Jessie Parks, 1935 15th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Dear Miss Parks:

I beg to acknowledge receipt of the "truckload of sunshine" from you, addressed to me. I have eaten nearly all of the apples, and find my condition much improved.

Yours sincerely, Dear Jessie:

Having formally acknowledged above the consignment of fruit which you sent me, permit me to say that it was very nice of you to think of me and to wish me good luck. I have had a lot of bad luck in the last two years, so this encourages me a little.

We spent nine weeks at Idlewild, Mrs. Chesnutt, Dorothy, little John and I. We carried a maid with us, which made the summer more endurable for Mrs. C. and Dorothy. Fishing was rather poor for the first month, but picked up a little later on, and I got a good fish picture. We stayed up there nine weeks, and we had a delightful vacation. When we got back, I was taken sick and was away from the office ten weeks, and am just beginning to crawl around there now, cluttering up space and being waited on.

There were some nice New York people there during the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander, whom you undoubtedly know, were very pleasant friends. They were up there a couple of weeks before we left; in fact, we left them there, but they came away a few days later.

[2] JP--2

We went up on the boat with the car to Detroit, and Dorothy drove from Detroit to Idlewild. We came home the same way, only Edwin drove us to Detroit at the end of a two weeks' vacation, and then we used our return trip tickets on the boat. Helen was busy all summer at home on some school work, and did n't get up to Idlewild at all.

Dorothy's husband finished his medical studies and his interneshipinternship last year, and now a duly commissioned physician, authorized to kill or cure as many of his fellow citizens as he can induce to submit themselves to him. He opened up an office about a week ago, and has already had several patients; as there has n't been any disturbing news from them, I think he will be all right.

Mrs. Chesnutt is well, and little John is full of pep. They all join me in regards to you.

Wishing you the best of luck, believe me as ever, Sincerely yours, CWC/LK