Typed letter signed : [Saratoga Springs], New York, to Gene and Clare Thaw, [1978] Feb. 17.

Record ID: 
368621
Accession number: 
MA 8614.10
Author: 
Cheever, John.
Credit: 
Gift of Mrs. Clare Eddy Thaw, 2014.
Description: 
1 item (1 p.) ; 21.7 cm + envelope
Notes: 

Envelope with stamp and postmark.
Letter is typed on Cheever's Ossining stationery, but postmarked from Saratoga Springs. Location of writing inferred from postmark and contents of the letter.
Part of a collection of twelve letters and one postal card from John Cheever to Clare Thaw. Letters have been cataloged individually; see related records for more information.

Summary: 

Saying that it may have been an error to choose that place to write a television play; commenting on the amount of skiing he has been doing, and thanking them for loaning him skis. Noting that he returns on Tuesday "to give Saul Bellow another gold medal."

Provenance: 
Gift of Mrs. Clare Eddy Thaw, 2014.