Identifier	mcml002
Title	Letter: H. L. Mencken to Marion Bloom, August 1923
Transcript	H. L. MENCKEN 1524 HOLLINS ST . BALTIMORE . Dear Marion , What am I to say? That I wish you the happiness that no one deserves so much as you do. That I have got out some old letters of yours, and re-read them, and burned them, and now I sit down and smoke my pipe, and wonder what in hell it is all about . Yrs truly,[initialed]HLM
Creator	Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Subject	Baltimore (Md.) Bloom, Marion Letters Marriage Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Description	Letter from H. L. Mencken to Marion Bloom ca. August 1923. Mencken and Marion Bloom were intimate for years, but the relationship grew rocky for a variety of reasons. Mencken wrote this cursory letter when he learned of her marriage to Mr. Lou Maritzer. (Editor's note: The brief note handwritten in pencil in the top left corner, "On the news of my marriage August 1923", is by Marion Bloom and refers to her marriage to Maritzer.)
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1923-08
Date Digital	2005-05-19
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, dimensions unknown.
Source	H. L. Mencken Room
Relation	Is Part Of the H. L. Mencken Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1921-1930
Rights	This item is owned by the Estate of H. L. Mencken. Permission to publish or reproduce this document or a quotation from this document is required and must be obtained from the H. L. Mencken Estate. For more information, please call 410-396-5430 and ask to be connected to the Mencken Room.