Letter from Har Dayal to Van Wyck Brooks (April 30, 1914)
DESCRIPTION
Letter from Har Dayal to Van Wyck Brooks, dated April 30, 1914 and posted from Lausanne, Switzerland. In this letter, Dayal details his escape from the U.S., after being arrested for spreading anarchist propaganda in California and being released on bail. He writes, "The British govt. had preferred quite a number of charges against me & the 'investigation' was going on."
THEMES
Freedom Movement
ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: April 30, 1914
Type: Correspondence
Language: English
Creator: Har Dayal
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
TRANSCRIPTION
Poste Restante
Lausanne
April 30
My dear Brooks,
Here I am. You will be agreeably surprised. I escaped from U.S. after my arrest for deportation or perhaps extradition at the request of the British Embassy. I was released on $1000 bail, & skipped. The British govt. had preferred quite a number of charges against me & the "investigation" was going on. Friends & I judged it best to come away.
I shall be in Switzd this summer. Please reply immediately, as I shall probably go elsewhere. Love to Charlie & my sincere compliments to Mrs. Brooks.
Serlig was thinking of coming over soon.
Do you know any people in this part of the world?
I shall be busy writing this summer, as I shall have a quiet & regular life for some time. In Calif. I co hardly find time for sit down & write amidst the multiplicity of executive duties.
With fondest love
Affl
Har Dayal
When are you coming over to see me, as I can't come to England
Har Dayal always spell my name in this way
Lausanne
April 30
My dear Brooks,
Here I am. You will be agreeably surprised. I escaped from U.S. after my arrest for deportation or perhaps extradition at the request of the British Embassy. I was released on $1000 bail, & skipped. The British govt. had preferred quite a number of charges against me & the "investigation" was going on. Friends & I judged it best to come away.
I shall be in Switzd this summer. Please reply immediately, as I shall probably go elsewhere. Love to Charlie & my sincere compliments to Mrs. Brooks.
Serlig was thinking of coming over soon.
Do you know any people in this part of the world?
I shall be busy writing this summer, as I shall have a quiet & regular life for some time. In Calif. I co hardly find time for sit down & write amidst the multiplicity of executive duties.
With fondest love
Affl
Har Dayal
When are you coming over to see me, as I can't come to England
Har Dayal always spell my name in this way
PROVENANCE
Holding Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Collection: Van Wyck Brooks Papers
Item History: 2011-11-27 (created); 2020-04-24 (modified)
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