Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 29 August 1931 Emilie Skarabotta Stephanie Browner Kenneth M. Price Transcription, encoding Swift, Bianca Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. McMullen, Kevin Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2025 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 29 August 1931 August 29, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 6 Correspondence Moore, Helen C. Mackinac Island, Michigan Detroit, Michigan autograph letter signed Skarabotta, Emilie Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Unknown Unknown Antje Anderson added two additional notes Kevin McMullen proofed Laura K. Weakly review Antje Anderson annotated, made further corrections Bianca Swifttranscribed and encoded
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The GRAND Mackinac Island MICHIGAN
Aug. 29/31 Dear Mr. Chesnutt—

Had a very pleasant trip back to Detroit in the plane at a speed of between 95 to 100 miles an hour. It's lots of fun. You ought to try it if you can sneak away some time. I was in Detroit at 5 00 o'clock.

Came up on a Mich. Central Sleeper last night. Got Miss Moore out of bed an hour early this morning because I did n't know we were in another time zone. To top it off the train was about 1½ hours late. Is n't that fate, or something, for you?

We just came back from a horse & buggy ride to the places of interest on the island, among which is Mr. Luther Day's home. Came back & had tea.

Forgot to tell you about the ferry ride over. The spray went over the deck & nobody ventured out except some Boy Scouts.

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Hope you're not too busy Monday. We'll be back Tuesday morning to attend to the fall rush, unless we drown on the way home, which is n't likely in spite of the fact neither of us can swim.

Regards from both of us.

Sincerely yours, Emilie Skarabotta