BRACERS Record Detail for 132435
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BR's letter is in reply to Silberstein's of 1940/11/18, which is lost. Noted on the letter is that Silberstein answered it on 1941/02.11. The letter was one of three from BR to Silberstein auctioned in May 2021 by RR Auction.com.
BR invites Silberstein to Little Datchet Farm. "The work [at the Barnes Foundation] is light and altogether agreeable, so I am in luck." Furnishing is gradual. Reference to marmalade and kindnesses onwards is made.
BR TO LUDWIK SILBERSTEIN, 18 JAN. 1941
BRACERS 132435. ALS(DX). Internet print
Proofread by K. Blackwell
[Permanent Address] Little Datchet Farm, Malvern, R.D.1, Pa.
Jan. 18. 1941
Dear Professor Silberstein
Your letter of Nov. 13 remained so long unanswered because my abode was still uncertain. Now it is as above, about 25 miles west of Philadelphia. I have a 5-years’ job at the Barnes Foundation, of which the main purpose is to teach art, but Dr. Barnes has made a new departure in my case. The work is light and altogether agreeable, so I am in luck. My family and I have just moved into this house, which we are gradually furnishing; in about a month from now we ought to be really established. From then on I shall be delighted to see you if you are in this neighbourhood. The railway station is Paoli.
With gratitude for your kindnesses, from the marmalade onwards,
Yours sincerely
Bertrand Russell.
