Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
023.003.01 |
Collection |
Robert Bowne Suckley (1856 - 1921) |
Title |
Correspondence: Elizabeth (Bessie) Philips Montgomery Suckley, Jan.-June 1903 |
Date |
1903 Jan.- June |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Scope & Content |
Twenty-three letters, most sent from Geneva, Switzerland to RBS at Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland from his wife. One unused envelope. Bessie describes her life in Geneva with sons Arthur and Robin. She sees Dr. Roehrich for her nervous troubles. The treatments with electricity are helping her. She reports on the health of Robin (inflammation around the lungs) and Arthur (stomach disorder) under the care of Dr. Espigne. She says the children want a home life, not Chateau d'Oex. They long for companions their own age and need to go to an American school. Bessie wants RBS to visit her and the boys She urges him not to use alcohol and to exercise. [#24] Undated. Unused envelope, black bordered, addressed to Mr. R. B. Suckley / c/o Messrs. Jones, Montgomery and Auchincloss / 74 Broadway / New York City. Detached two cent stamp. |
People |
Suckley, Arthur Rutsen (1890-1975) Suckley, Elizabeth "Bessie" Philips Montgomery (1864-1953) Suckley, Margaret "Daisy" Lynch (1891-1991) Suckley, Robert "Robin" Bowne, Jr.(1888-1974) Suckley, Robert Bowne, Sr. (1856-1921) |
Subjects |
Electrotherapeutics Health Nerves |
Legal Status |
Property of Wilderstein Historic Site |