Letter
1915 · Mount Kisco, New York
by [Richard Harding David]
Mount Kisco, New York: n.p., 1915. n/a. Letter. Very good. Letter. Two pages. Paper measures approx. 7" x 5". Written on the writers printed letterhead with removed staple upper left corner. Included with the two page letter is a silver gelatin photograph portrait (approx. 5" x 3.5") of a well groomed Davis. Davis was a writer, journalist, and World War I correspondent. He was friends with Theodore Roosevelt. This letter was written less than 1 year before his death from heart attack at his home in Mount Kisco, New York at the age of 51. Transcribed letter reads:
Dear Johnstone,
As the man says in the play to the girl who wants to marry her, "Don't ask me for one thing I can't give you." I would do anything for you, but, write about something I don't know anything about. Besides, even if I studied the subject, and "read up" the material you threaten to send me, what I would write in that way would do none of us any good. Please wait until we are all once more at "the front," and I can see the Red Cross people at work, and then I shall only be too glad to give them the thanks and praise we owe them.
I hope you are feeling fine and daisy, and I send you my best wishes always.
Sincerely yours,
Richard Harding Davis. From wikipedia:
Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 - April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War.[1] His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.[2]. (Inventory #: 26934)
Dear Johnstone,
As the man says in the play to the girl who wants to marry her, "Don't ask me for one thing I can't give you." I would do anything for you, but, write about something I don't know anything about. Besides, even if I studied the subject, and "read up" the material you threaten to send me, what I would write in that way would do none of us any good. Please wait until we are all once more at "the front," and I can see the Red Cross people at work, and then I shall only be too glad to give them the thanks and praise we owe them.
I hope you are feeling fine and daisy, and I send you my best wishes always.
Sincerely yours,
Richard Harding Davis. From wikipedia:
Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 - April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War.[1] His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.[2]. (Inventory #: 26934)