Cursive letter, 'Tuesday' — close: Sam III signs off, moving the week of the 24th, 'Love, Sam'
Book 1, Page 373 ·1962–1963
Transcription
Final sheet of Sam’s letter to his mother, continuing in blue-ink cursive.
about it. They told me that should I be dissatisfied at the end of the year that they would have me back with I.P. Also, they asked me if I would consider staying with I.P. if I got transferred back to Panama City. Told them that I still believe I
wouldwould want to try being in business for myself. It may not work out, but I can’t help but believe that if it does I’ll surely be a lot better off.Anyway that’s about how it stands now and we’re very happy about getting back to Panama City and being closer to you. Guess we’ll be moving the week of the 24th and will let you know more about it as things develop.
Love,
Sam
AI Notes
Final sheet of the three-page letter from Samuel Gaillard
FitzSimons III to his widowed mother Mary Haddow FitzSimons,
closing the buy-out announcement begun on page 371. Sam reports
that his current employer (I.P. = International Paper, the
paper mill referenced on p372) said it would take him back if he
was dissatisfied at the end of the year, and even asked if he
would consider staying with I.P. if they transferred him back to
Panama City. He told them he still believes he wants to try
being in business for myself. The letter closes that he and
Janice are happy to be moving back to Panama City and closer to
Mary; they expect to move the week of the 24th. Signed “Sam.” Mary
forwarded this letter to her sister-in-law Mary Annie FitzSimons
Allston (“Minnie”) with the cover letter on pages 374–375. surname Hadlock → Haddow in people-list; writer
canonicalized to Samuel Gaillard FitzSimons III; “I.P.” now
expanded in notes as International Paper (consistent with the
p372 “mill” reference and Sam III’s Pine Bluff, Ark. residence on
p367); manuscript dittography “I would would” preserved as
the writer’s own correction.