Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 August 1931 Emilie Skarabotta Stephanie P. Browner Kenneth M. Price Transcription, encoding, and annotation Ballard, Chaun 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, 17 August 1931 August 17, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 6 Correspondence Cull, Frances "Frank" Xavier Moore, Helen C. Detroit, Michigan typed copy unsigned Skarabotta, Emilie Cleveland, Ohio Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Kevin McMullen proofed Laura K. Weakly review Antje Anderson annotated, made further corrections Chaun Ballard transcribed, encoded
Cleveland, Ohio,
August 17, 1931 Dear Mr. Chesnutt:

Miss Moore and I received your letters this morning. Congratulations on the picture fish! Hope the pictures turn out real good, so you can show them to all skeptics -- if there should happen to be any who would doubt your word.

How would you like to get a thrill you've never had before? As you probably know, Miss Moore and I are thinking of going to Detroit the latter part of next week for the NSRA convention -- if nothing happens. We're getting deps. and things like that arranged, and actually have hopes of getting there.

Here's the thrill part of it. I'm thinking of flying back over the lake, and certainly would enjoy your company and comments on the way back, so we thought you might like to fly back, too. We'll know definitely in a few days when we expect to come back, and could arrange to meet you in Detroit then. Miss Moore said she would be petrified if she went up, so she is coming back some more prosaic way. If you can manage to save $10.00 out of your vacation funds, it would be lots of fun for you to come along.

We don't expect to leave the office for more than about two days, and our principal customer right now, Mr. Cull, has already promised not to set any deps. for that time, so you won't need to do any worrying.

I sent you a batch of papers, etc., Saturday, and won't send any more unless you say so. There probably won't be so many more.

The weather is starting to warm up again. It is quite hot outside, but the heat has n't penetrated in here yet, for which we're thankful.

Regards from all of us to all of you, and be sure to finish your vacation up with a bang, because it will be a year before you'll get another one -- we might make you work hard when you come back, you never can tell.

Sincerely,