James P. Woodruff to Lillian C. Bell

Telegrams may be a thing of the past, but they appear in our present with some regularity.  While accessioning[i] a new donation I came across this gem.

If you are having trouble with the script, it is from James Parsons Woodruff to Lillian Churchill Bell dated one day prior to their wedding date.  It says:

“Have started wait for me don’t take the best man.”  For more about J.P. Woodruff, see this entry in Taylor’s Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut 190-.

[i] Accessioning is the process by which a donation is formally added to the collection.