Letters from Ira D. Eastman to Edith M. Bussell
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.N.2013.4
Description
A collection of 10 letters to Edith Bussell from Ira D. Eastman (1868-1929), mostly written on various business trips. Eastman was boarding with Bussell's parents around the turn of the century (see 1900 Census). It is not immediately clear where he was living when the letters were written, but based on their content, he and Bussell may have been romantically involved at that time. Around the same time, Eastman had a house on Center Street built where he lived with his parents and a servant. He died a bachelor.