Excerpts from the diary of Sarah Exeter, wife of Lawrence Exeter
September 2, 1903 Today Lawrence and I brought home our baby boy named after Lawrence. I am ecstatic, Lawrence Jr. is the sweetest infant and I am so excited to be his mother. He weighed in at 7 pounds and 9 ounces and is 17 inches. My mother just wrote and said she is coming to visit us soon and was caught up in Mary’s unhappy marria… August 9, 1909 Lawrence Jr. has always been reckless, from the day he opened his eyes to a couple hours ago when I dropped him off at Palisades School for Boys. I have never felt more relieved or relaxed. Hopefully that school will knock some sense into him. As I brought him to school I ran into Jane who told me that Aprill is going to… August 14, 1915 Lawrence is taking Jr. to his new school, the Columbia Military Academy. I was apprehensive about sending him there, but Lawrence was absolutely positive that it was the best place for our son to go. Of course we can afford to send Jr. to the very best schools now that Lawrence has gotten promoted to the head of d… Letter to Lawrence Exeter Sr. from his son Lawrence Exeter Jr.
Dear Father, I sincerely apologize for crashing your brand new Cadillac into the lamppost over my brief summer break. I would like to repay you some how. Maybe I could come work at your office for free over the summers. I would also like to thank you for not only paying for the repairs on the car but for paying my tuition fees for Stanford University. I am having a great time so far and I am looking forward to visiting you and Mother when I get some free time. From, Lawrence Exeter Jr. October 17, 1921