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- Letter written from Elizabeth J. Bassett to Arthur H. Bassett
106 Rosalind Place, Toledo, Ohio, 3 Jan 1942
Mr. Arthur H. Bassett
429 Provident Bldg.
Tacoma, Washington
Dear Sir:
Your letter of inquiry concerning the genealogy of our branch of the
Bassett family came to us while visiting our daughter Mrs. Wm. F. Hoffmeister,
1161 President Ave., Fall River, Mass. and our being away from records with
our papers in Toledo is the very good excuse for not writing you sooner. Also
there is a very good alibi. We arrived home the first of Nov. and have taken
an apartment at the number and street mentioned and have been very busy
getting to housekeeping. I will say right here, confidentially, that my
husband Geo. A. Bassett has little use for relatives of that name hence my
answering your queries, and also that he does not know of a single relative on
his Father's side.
He was born in Brooklyn, Fulton St., N.Y.. I guess that should be N.J.
though never knew his Father as he and George's mother were divorced wh
George was too young to even remember anything of his Father. George came to
Ohio and lived for some time with the family of his mother's brother, and when
fourteen years old began to learn the printer's trade and became an expert
typesetter on one of the old Toledo papers. Later he learned shorthand and was
a Court Reporter for several years. Thrown with lawyers and court wo
became a lawyer fifty two years ago. was a Common Pleas Judge, Member of the
State Legislature and now at 83 years of age is a prominent retired citizen of
Toledo. Please do not refer to this as it is to be regarded as confidential
because there is never any mention made of this early experience in his life.
Strange as things happen, just a few days after your letter reached us we were
driving out on Cape Cod and noticed a little cottage with a name Bassett
House, in Sandwich (a small town), and as I remember 1679 the date. We were
curious about its history and called to ask. The place is now owned by a Mrs.
Andrew whose husband was an Engineer on the Canal (Cape Cod) but now dead.
They, Mrs. A. and her sister Mrs. Minnert, have quite a history of the early
Bassetts and I am sure they would copy the information and send you if you
told them you were working on your genealogy. Mrs. Meinert is hostess at the
Sandwich Glass Museum. I think every one in the village knows them. I will
fill out the blanks as fully as I can.
Respectfully, Elizabeth J. Bassett.
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