Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1890-1900) "The Stone House & the Old Lady with the Poke Bonnet"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.151 Author/Creator: Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1890-1900) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: no date Pagination: 21 p. ; 28 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Re: An old woman with a poke bonnet asks Jeffery about the inhabitants of a now demolished old stone house, the daughter of whom he fell in love with on board a train. While working on the railroad passing through the Moncure plantation he meets the daughter, Ruth Buckley, once again. She explains that she and her mother had had little money because her mother married a poor man against her grandmother's wishes. However, her grandmother has recently forgiven her mother and Jeffery soon learns that the grandmother is the woman with the poke bonnet who asked about the house. Jeffery becomes close with the family, later marries Ruth and they have a daughter together.
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