1971, August 3: Postcard from Jed to G&H
In which I see a bear at Yellowstone. “bears are dangerous & they can swat you with their paws”
1971, August 9: Letter and postcard from Jed to grandparents
Letter “from” me to George and Helen, and passing along an earlier postcard that had been from me to Ethel. “Please keep this postcard for me till I get there.”
1971, August 18: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Marcy describes the trip to Philadelphia and how her mother was doing. “perhaps the most useful thing of all (for the trip, anyway) was leaving all that extraneous junk behind”
1971, November 2: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which Peter asks his parents to read Pursuit of Loneliness (as a birthday present to Peter), asks his parents to join a pyramid scheme, and describes a psi experiment that he’s planning. “you’d stand to realize, if the chain remained unbroken, […] the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.”
1971, November 10: Letter from Marcy to G&H
In which Marcy extols the virtues of Marmite, asks George and Helen to send winter clothes, and recounts Jay’s vocabulary. “A thick black sauce, it tastes almost unbearable just plain, but verra verra tasty mixed in with bland things like cream cheese”
1972, January 16: Postcard from Jed to G&H
In which Laurel and I go to Children’s Fairyland.
1972, January 26: Postcard from Marcy to G&H
A brief placeholder postcard about an unsent letter.
1972, January 30: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Assorted life updates, including thoughts about me and stuffed animals. “sometimes [your presents] sit around for a year or even more before their true worth is appreciated.”
1972, February 16: Letter from Jed to G&H
In which “It was very nice of you to send” various items.
1972, March 13: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Birthday letter to George. “my goodness, you Hartmans can be wierd, sometimes.”