Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 August 1931 Emilie Skarabotta Stephanie P. Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding, and annotation Ballard, Chaun Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. 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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 Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 August 1931 August 1, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of microfilmed original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 6 Correspondence Henderson, Marie Kormos, Margaret Moore, Helen typed letter signed Skarabotta, Emilie Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Brett Barney checked; corrected Laura K. Weakly review Antje Anderson annotated, made further corrections Chaun Ballard transcribed, encoded August 1, 1931 Dear Mr. Chesnutt:

Miss Moore is writing to you, too, while I am writing this, but I am sure you will forgive us if we both write the same thing.

I am doing the official answering of your letter of July 31st. Miss Moore said maybe you would like to write a letter of protest about the repaving improvement on Superior, since you can't be here and do it in person.

I have n't been taking care of your rent -- Miss Kormos does it, and nobody has been in with any while she was away -- but Miss Moore said Miss Henderson paid $32.50 last month, her rent and $5.00 on account.

Enclosed you have probably already discovered a check for $25.00, which Miss Moore is sending you for fishing tackle, bait, peanuts (if they have them up there), or whatever else your heart desires. Have a good time with it.

This morning I deposited $100.00 in your savings account, boosting the balance to a little over $900.00. Your checking account balance as of July 31st is $158.68, so we thought it was safe to put the other money in the savings account.

The weather in town is much cooler and more comfortable now, for which we certainly are thankful. It's lots easier to work in this kind of weather than it was when it was way up in the 90's.

Am sending you some notices from the bank which I thought might interest you.

Miss Moore is probably telling you about the status of the business, so I won't bore you (if that subject could bore you) by repeating it.

Regards to you all, and hope you're still enjoying yourselves.

Sincerely yours, Emilie Skarabotta