Paul David Irwin Maier (1874-1936) and Anna Shinn Maier (1874-1941): correspondence, 1928

Letters written while P.D.I.M. was vacationing with W.M.M. and J.S.M. at Back Log Quaker Camp near Jackman, Maine.

Some highlights include:

Hudson River Navigation Company Steamer, 1928 7/17. [P.D.I.M. writes the first letter on his steam boat progressing north on the Hudson River]

Back Log Camp, 1928 7/18. [P.D.I.M. arrives at Back Log and meets up with W.M.M., receiving a “most hearty and cordial welcome”]

Harriton, 1928 7/18. [“I have just gotten very hot over accounts—Rae dusted yesterday and my ship(?) disappeared!” But at least they are straight]

Back Log Camp, 1928 7/19. [P.D.I.M. alludes to a "Reading room" which is being constructed on the camp grounds to stand “between the dining tent and lake.” It is projected to be finished by the end of the summer]

Harriton, 1928 7/19. [A.S.M. encloses a letter from the Provident Trust Company of Philadelphia addressed to her conveying a June 28th Board of Directors resolution]

Harriton, 1928 7/22. [A.S.M. discusses her trip to Quaker meeting, “I enjoyed the silence,” and mentions two Swedish and two German students living with Henry Scattergood coming to visit the house]

Harriton, 1928 7/23. [“A letter from James this afternoon reports that he is o.k. and looking forward to college. Hates to think this is his last year. I think life behind the desk is too monotonous for him!"]

Back Log Camp, 1928 7/25. [P.D.I.M. notes the arrival of “Cousin Tom” to the camp. He expresses hope that “it will not be too much for him.”] Back Log Camp, 1928 7/27. [P.D.I.M. encloses a “clipping about a sale of neighboring property” to A.S.M.]