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JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 16, 1904
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 16, 1904
My dear Mrs Griffin
The fountain pens arrived and I am very much obliged to you for your trouble in getting them.
I just discovered a couple of bills you sent me to be O.K.'d some time ago and I am sorry I have delayed so in attending to them; I enclose them.
Mr Morrison joins me in kindest regards.
Yours heartily
John E. Woodruff
Dec 16th '04 -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Monday
Dearest Father
Just a line to say that I will be at the appartments somewhere about 2.30. If you will just leave word for me when you will be there I'll be on deck. I will stay in New York over that night and come back here at 4 the next afternoon.
I'll bring down the stationary with me.
Devotedly
John E. -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, AUGUST 30, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, AUGUST 30, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
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My dear Mrs Griffin:
As regards those bills all the items seem all right. I can't recollect anything about the Pearson bill but as it is only 75 cents, let it go. I was rather surprised at the price Stadler put on the Norfolk jacket he made me, $60, and I wish you would have Father tell him so. About the Mason Trowbridge letter please send him $3 as I did owe him $25 instead of the $22 which was sent him.
I am very much obliged indeed for the clippings, Mrs Griffin, I only get N.Y. papers about twice a week.
Yours sincerely
John E. Woodruff
August 30
P.S. You know there is 10% coming off the Stadler bill per agreement -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
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Wednesday
My dear Mrs Griffin
Our examination schedules only just came out today so I have been unable to let you know about June 7th before. My exams do not begin till June 9th so I can come down June 7th.
I am sending a letter to Father to your care as I want you to forward it to him unless he will be in the city this week.
Sincerely
John E. Woodruff -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, OCTOBER 5, 1905
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, OCTOBER 5, 1905
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My dear Mrs Griffin.
Just a line to ask you if Tiffany has the plate from which my calling cards have been made. If so I want 50 more cards ordered for my use before I start in business, at which time I will have a new plate made with my business address on. Please let me know about the plate; if you have any recollection about it.
Hoping you have enjoyed a most delightful summer I am
Yours heartily
John E. Woodruff
Smith Premier
Syracuse
Thursday Oct 5/05 -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
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My dear Mrs Griffin
When I got Mr Smith's letter about wanting facts conncerning my wedding I spoke to Father about it and told him I didn't know what was meant unless it were to date which hasn't as yet been decided on. I can't see that there are any other facts needed. We don't know for sure where we are to live after we get back from Europe. The only thing I am sure of now is a marriage about the 1st of June with a week at camp for a starter in the way of a honeymoon and then a trip abroad. I haven't asked my ushers yet and Miss Watson hasn't decided on her brides maids all this will be done next week while I am in Columbus. Anyway, I don't see why Mr Smith is in such a hurry for all this when it probably won't be published till within a week of the wedding during to so many changes generally made in the bridal party and other arrangements just before the weddig noone ever gives for publication the make up of the bridal party till within a week of the wedding at the earliest and generally not until the day before. I should like to hear from you about all this and if there is anything you must know now I will do my best to inform you.
I enclose some bills to be paid.
Yours most Sincerely
John E. Woodruff
479 East Broad Street
Columbus Ohio -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
Dearest Father
Your last letter to me said that you wanted me to write you of our plans so you would surely get the letter on Monday when you went to the office as I sent one letter out on the Saturday noon train and another Sunday night with Vanderbilt private car.
We leave Monday noon. Now I want to ask you what you think of my staying up here. If you think it is a good plan my not going to the Fair then I think I might much better remain up here and get all the rest and good health possible before the week at Suzanne's. There isn't much object my taking that tiresome trip down to turn around and take the tiresome trip back again
In one case of staying here I would then go down the 21st so as to register the 2nd. That would give me three days to get ready to go to Milwaukee. Also that would give me a good chance to buy Suzanne's wedding present.
I have taken a great deal of interest in the work here and help as much of the time as I can spare from entertaining the Watsons. I should don't now about four hours a day. If I stay up here after the eve go I will keep the same hours as the men, eat with them and derise very much benefit from it. Of course I would put a valuation on my services, about 2 few day, because though I might not do as much work I would be valuable as an inspiration to them "n'est pas"?
There is one very important thing I want to speak to you about and that is Genie's engagement ring. Now that it is pratically announced and everyone knows of it she certainly ought to have the ring. I want to take it to Milwaukee with me as we may officially announce it there. Don't you think it would be better to take one of Mother's real diamonds and have it set as a solitaire than to sink money in another? Genie's mind is absolutely set on a ring of her own and would not wear one of Mother's but if one of Mother's diamonds is set in a ring it would not be one of Mother's rings and Genie need never know that the diamond isn't a new one. If this plan meets your approval you could bring one or two of the best
sized stones up with you the 15th, If I don't go down the 10th, and we could select one. It must be absolutely the best and most beautiful ring money can buy; certainly Genie deserves such a one even if I don't.
The Herald article you enclosed to Jack was only a fragment of the article I supppose as it was just the tail-end about a buck and two does you killed. Can't you get ahold of a whole article so we can all read it.
Please send up some stub pens and 4 boxes of 303 cartidges; we are nearly out of them.
With love from all I am
devotedly
John
Tuesday
P.S. I did not briany of your letters up here though I told Marie I though I would bring up just one that was there but that was an advertisement. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Just a line, dear Father, to ask you if the Smith Premier Typewriter would care to put an ad. in the Yale Banner which is being gotten out this year by Lance Reed and Harry Stebblins. It's the one publication of it's kind that nearly every man in college takes as it contains all clubs and societies, a list of all enrolled students in the University, pictures of buildings and teams etc. Most of the ads and devoted to local trade and I really think a S.P.T. one might do some good. The main reason for writing is because Lance and Harry asked me to a full page add is $50 and a half page $25. Please let me know at your convenience on the matter. If you do not fall in with the idea write such a letter as will do to show to Lance and Harry.
with the same old love for you and Mother I am as ever devotedly your soni
John E.
Monday P.M.
Just came from seeig my first show of the season, Ethel Barrymore in Cousin Kate. I think it far surpasses anything she has ever appeared in before even including Captain Jinks. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
Wednesday
Dearest Father
Just a line to say that whether I come down or not the Watsons only want a small room with a double bed in whatever hotel you choose because Genie may stay at Mary Belle Hudsons and Mrs Watson wants spend as little as possible on the room. It would be very nice if you could meet them if I dont go down but if I do just let me know by Saturday night where you have the room and I can take them there. I think they will stay in New York two nights.
The rainy spell is still on but the work of filling up behind the lean-tos seems to go on just as rapidly as if the weather were clear. It is simply appalling the amount of work that filling up requires. Jack has the work very system-atically arranged and the four husky teams leg it as fast as they can back and forth and yet there isn't a great deal to show for each day's work. They draw about 130 loads a day.
Jack was rather surprised that you expected to see much accomplished on the new building when you got here the 15th. The head stone mason, Kathlan I think is his name, has only been here two days - had to go out for several days to a convention - so there has only been one mason here who of course alone could not do much towards getting the stone for the foundation but Jack has got Kathlan and a third mason coming in in a day or two; he's going to have them work overtime to get as much as possible doe before you and the architect get here Jack has put his whole force on this
filling up so no logs have yet been cut for the new building. Dennis also has been handicapped in that he has been the only carpenter but now McDowell seems to be tied-up on the dam because of his neglect to order more cement till a few days ago - the original supply gave out yesterday - so Jack is going to enroll his carpenter and the another one is coming in in a few days. you see this filling up is something that must be done before the cold comes and as it's such a big undertaking Jack was wise, I think, in putting all his energies on that.
They have moved the lean-to wood pile to a place behind the wash house and have levelled the ground down between the camp and
the lean-tos; this space will make the prettiest stretch of lawn about the camp - it's all ready now for it's coat of top-dressing.
I've just talked with Jack and he wants me to tell you a few things in this letter as he hasn't time today to write. Three carpenters will be workig this afternoon finishing up the butters pantry. Pete & Jim Brannon are cutting logs for the new room and the stone mason has nearly enough stone cut for the foundation so when the other masons come they can just pile the stones in. The foundation hole has been dug and I do think that the work will go on very rapidly. Jack promises to have the building well along when you get here. He also acknowledges receipt of books and trunk.
Devotedly
John -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1903
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1903
Dearest father
This is the best thing I can find to write you on. I will certainly come down Friday and stay over till Saturday noon. I'll try to make another date with Wyllis Terry for Friday afternoon.
As to Dr. Cady's bill, unless it covers a good deal of work that was done last Spring as well as that done this fall, there is a mistake. Even if it does cover all the work done by him it is pretty much outrageous, I should say through I haven't much idea how the chargres of New York dentists compares with that of others. I appreciate your paying my term bill and have taken very seriously to heart what you say about economy. As I write you once before I allow myself no luxuries whatever this year such as clothes, theatres or meals at Moreys; my only one is gold and I do spend a good deal of money on that but the game has such prominence as a game and as a social pastime that I consider the money well spent. Of course being a fine golfer does not gain the man a great deal of prominence in college such as football or base-ball does but it has these last two lashed to the mast in after life, from the time a man graduates till he toys with his grandchildren. Do you remember our game at the Albanny Country club years ago! I could have shot the ball at 100 feet more times than I could but it with a club and as for you the less said the better.
Although my application for a room at the New Haven House comes in a bit late I think the wires will work.
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If you get any chance to bet lay it on as we are more than satisfied with our chances. I am going to write Mr Frank Platt and Joe Vernon to try to have them up here that day, November 17 for our reunion so I will offer to procure them football seats which means that I will need all of your and my applications. If you have promised seats to anyone or expect to need any let me know as soon as possible so I can arrange it.
I have seen about rooms for the game since writing the above. I find that there is no single room with a bath which means that to have a bath you must take two rooms from Friday noon to Sunday 6 P.M. which costs $40. for the two days including meals for 4 people which above would come to $12 or $15. I must let Mr Johnson know your decision by Wednesday night. One room with two beds will cost for those two days $8.
I will write again before Friday.
Dearest love to Mother and you.
John
Monday Oct, 12. 1903 -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1904
Oct 12 04
Dearest Father
Not much news. Your telegram received and work on the New room will be pushed right along although as yet only half the stone foundation has bee laid. The more I think of it the better assured I feel that the building can set as low as you planned and yet be O.K. stil I thought it best that Genie should explain it to you.
It has been snowing quite hard. It does seem as if we could not get a clear day though snow is much more preferable than rain.
Don't forget to bring my small grip up with you; the other had
better be sent to Bklyn, we have begun to net the brown trout, caught three large ones yesterday; one weighed 6 1/2 lbs and the other two 4 each. This is about the last chance we will have to catch them out with any success because when they scatter to the other two lakes they will be hard to find. As we only have one decent net here I have sent to Mr Davis to come in if he can with two or three state nets which we could borrow for the rest of the Fall till the ice comes I am also catching as many success out as possible letting the shivers go because there are none too many of them when
you think that what are in this lake must spread to the other two lakes to feed the tens of thousands of trout that you will put in the other lakes.
There is no more news. I am very well indeed, gaining every day, and only hope that you won't come up here all played out.
Arthur Haremeyer has just returned from the west, where he has been for some time, and spent a couple of days last week in New Haven where he made out the amount the Wolf's Head men owe the Hall. I received my final indebtedness a couple of days ago from him $134.04. This includes all
of what I incurred in the Hall during May and June as well as my share in the expenses of reunion and graduation week besides my share in extended improvements which our class donated. My donation to the running expeses of the Hall was $200 of which I had paid $175 so this $25 deficiency is also included in this final bill. I wish very much that you would send Arthur a check for that amount, $134.04, to East 57th St near 5th Ave.
I was entered on your payroll Monday sice when I have been doing a good 10 hours work a day, I decided not to go to Russeau camp.
Devotedly John -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, AUGUST 10, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, AUGUST 10, 1904
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Dearest Father
I arrived this A.M. at Harbor Springs and am pretty tired but I thought I would drop you a line which you will get shortlyter your arrival in New York.
I struck Chicago last Thursday night which I spent at the Auditorium Annex with Couro Fierd. Friday morning we took an early train to Midlothian where his family live in the Summer. Then Saturday we journeyed to Racine to stay with the Bulls over night; you will remember having Jeanette Bull and her Aunt and Uncle Mr and Mrs Robinson who also live in Racine for supper at the Beaux Arts the night it hailed so. Sunday we returned to Midlothian and the following night I left for here, a 12 hour trip on the train from
Chicago. They have a delightful golf links here where I played a very good game today taking 77 for the 18 holes which is about as well as anyone has done this year. By the time I leave I ought to lower the record several strokes. Father, you would be amazed to see the game of golf I play. Really I am sure that in a ywar or two if I have time to develope it that I will be among the very best in the Country.
I wrote you a long letter about two weeks from Seabright when I thought you would not return till the 15th; I suppose it will be forwarded to you
Now I have something of a services nature to communicate and I dread to do it knowing how strongly you feel about such a thing but while on my way to the golf club at Racine Saturday I dropped my pocket book and lost $80. It was in
a large wallett in my hip pocket; I was riding in a Fall two wheeled dog card which was very jolty so that one of the ribs of the back of my seat must have worked my wallett up through my pocket. The rest of our party coming along 10 minutes later found it in the middle of the road about 100 yards from the club House. Most of the papers and cards had also fallen out but evidently someone had selected the money from among them and made off. We hunted for a half hour all around through the bushes but not a sign of the $80. I had already bought my ticket to Harbor Springs and had $28 in another smaller pocket book which was rather lucky. However losing that $80 completely took the spirits out of me and made me despondent and sore at everyone and everything in general for days and has hardly worked off yet. This is the first time I have lost anything sice two years ago when I lost $18 and I can give you my word it will never happen again. I don't know whenn I have felt so badly about anythinng. I had kept an accurate account of every cent I have spent sice I got $250 from Mr Farnham a week or so ago and I thought I had been doing very well not having spent a cent on anything but the absolute necessities of the trip when lo! and behold! I lose what I had been trying to save. The result is Father, I am compelled to wwrite for whatever more you can spare me and I promise I will be more than careful of whatever you send.
I have economised on my room here. They had for me a $5 a day room on the first floor but I had it
changed to a $20 a week room on the third floor which is the cheapest room in the club but just as comfortable as any other as long as all I need it for is a place to sleep in and a storage room for my clothes.
Mrs Watson and Genie of course are here and in excellent health and spirits. The latter is sweeter and more attractive than ever; I got here to find her quite the belle of the place.
We expect the Petits up here in a day or so.
Must close now. Will write soon again.
Give me the news when you get time. With dearest love
John
August 10th '04. -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, JUNE 14, 1904
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, JUNE 14, 1904
My dear Mrs Griffin
I think this Waldorf bill is correct. I did hire the carriage.
I saw Father for so short a time when I was last down and had so many things to talk over that I am very sorry to say I forgot about the Typewriter school but will speak to him about it when he comes to New Haven a week from Monday. Please present or send to him the enclosed bills which about are me in New Haven now.
Yours sincerely
John E. Woodruff
June 14th '04 -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, JULY 27, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, JULY 27, 1904
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July 27 '04
Dearest Dad
Just back from the woods today after spending yesterday at the Adirondacks League club. I got Hector Haremeyer to have Denis build his Camp on Little Morse Lake which he will start when he is finished at Kora. We had a great time up there six of us including Esty who is a dandy, I think when we left there the Haremeyers insisted that he come down with them and spend a week here which he very gladly accepted. He was a great aid to me when all the fellows were up there.
I forgot to tell you what wonderful fishing we have had in the lake. Nobody has gone out in either party who has returned with less than 10 or 12 and last Sunday Hector and his wife caught 33 yesterday. Miss Woodruff caught 18 and the day before something over 40 were brought in by 2 boats. I guess raising the lake made quite a difference. Moreover over 2/3 of all these catches came from the hole inn the outlet between the rocks and the temporary dam. Miss Woodruff caught all hers there and they averaged well over 1/2 lb. all this proves to me that the trout beginn to run down the stream about this time of year but are now stopped by the dam. So, it seems to me, that in years past we have only been stocking Morse River by stocking our lake because nothing like the number or size of trout that go down come
back up. I should think the scheme would be to keep them from going down in the Fall but open up to let them in in the Spring.
Everything seems to be going along beautifully at Camp; never saw the place look so beautiful. I leave for my "tour of the west" Monday. Today I wrote to Mr Farnham for my first check of $250 which I will make last as long as possible. Now that I am out of college I am taking things much easier and looking at everything in a more sober and
Sensible tight as you will notice when you return. I am perfectly prepared to settle down to hard-work and in fact am looking forward to it. I want very much to start in in the factory in Syracuse where you are so much interested and have so many friends who would help me so much on account of their regard for you.
You can't imagine how much
I miss you and darling Mother It seems impossible to believe that she is not with you since she is not with me. Never, never Father, will we cease to mourn her and realize what a wonderful companion we have lost.' As you say, no sweeter woman ever lived or ever will. If the Mother of my children is half as thoughtful or half as sweet as she always was they may thank God and deem themselves most fortunate. Somehow or other I miss her more as time goes on, never will I be able to adapt myself to the space her death left vacant in my life. At first
I thought I could, I thought the coming on of new events would fill it up, but now I know they never can. All I can say is, God Bless her and treat her as she did you and me.
With love for your own dear self I am devotedly your son
John
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