description- – A letter from George Otis Draper to his brother, Clare Hill Draper, written from Paris on July 5, 1884. The letter talks about going to see a circus in Paris and seeing the Statue of Liberty before it was sent to America. There is a small sketch of the Statue of Liberty on the second page of the letter. There is also a sketch of a boy on crutches, most likely Clare Hill Draper who broke his leg at the time, and a boy driving a hoop. George Otis Draper and Clare Hill Draper were the children of General William Franklin Draper and Lydia Warren Joy Draper.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
formatlanguage description- – A letter from General William Franklin Draper to his son Clare Hill Draper written from the Embassy of the United States in Rome while he was the Ambassador to Italy. The letter talks about his views on life and what his son should consider as he plans for his future. He stresses commitment and duty to the community. He tells him he should make his life useful to the community and that he should make life valuable and satisfactory to himself as long as it does not interfere with the public good. General William Franklin Draper was the Ambassador to Italy from 1896-1899.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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