Letter: Milton Bancroft to Margaret Moore Bancroft, April 8 1920

Salmagundi Club FORTY-SEVEN FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK

April 8 1920 Dear one:- Thy letter came this evening and I am sending off this note in answer to thy question about going down with Miss Adams. I think it would be just the thing to do. Though I should hardly think the house habitable at this time as I doubt if there is water and it will be very cold if it is at all like the present, It will certanily be necessary for thee to go down if it can be managed as I know nothing about the household arrangements or when things are packed away - though of course if thee could not get away I would manage in some fashion. I should think they would have to

stay at the Clark house unless thee finds the weather etc more propitious than now

As to the [Winecook?] scheme I do not think it would be advisable to go there for I am hoping to find stuff to do at Sandy and the time would be too broken up. The understanding with Bacon is that John will be in his office on board wager- just what that means I have not got down to brass tacks. Bacon will be away for part of the summer on a western trip but he has good men in his office & the experience will be valuable. If J. can use Fred's rooms it will be helpful but I think he ought not to count on it. It is bad for the moral. Nothing has been said as yet about

the time for taking possession of this cottage but as I hope to meet Mr [Croft?] sometime soon these details can be settled then.

From Mr [Croft's?]'s letter I judge that Burns had arranged for several payments though he did not mentions this in his letter to me. In fact the whole matter is still in the air.

A letter from Tom M. says they will keept the Verdun but as he will be at Norwood by the time thee gets this I am not giving news.

I think Freds idea of a white fence around the garden is not bad.

Dear love to thee thine Milton.

Wrote Miss K. yesterday

214 [North?] 33nd.

Dearest mother mine,

What a wonderful weekend I did have at home. Simply chick! All except Saturday night - but we'll have to forget about that.

It's a good thing [Nicky?] had the car key in his pocket or he'd have had to go over to Baltimore with me. I didn't get any

dinner and now I'm regretting it - even to the extent that Kit & I are heating up some campbell's soup. [& beans?] Cal wanted me to go for dinner somewhere but I got conscientious and said I didnt think I could - but he wanted to talk to before I knew it he had whisked me way out in the park. Of course I was late but