April 09, 1912
Dear Journal,
I will embark on the R.M.S. Titanic tomorrow afternoon to return to my home of in
New York. I am most excited to board this rich and very expensive vessel. My wife, Madeleine and I,
along with my manservant Victor Robbins, maid...
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April 09, 1912
Dear Journal,
I will embark on the R.M.S. Titanic tomorrow afternoon to return to my home of in
New York. I am most excited to board this rich and very expensive vessel. My wife, Madeleine and I,
along with my manservant Victor Robbins, maid Rosalie Bidios, private nurse Caroline Louise
Enders, and my pet Airedale kitty will embark from Southampton, England to my home state of New
York. In all of the 47 years I had lived, I have never had the opportunity of riding one of the largest
and most elegant ships . I will be in Cabin C62/64 . I had paid £ 247 which is nothing compared
to how much money I have. In fact, I’m the only richest and well educated passenger in the whole boat.
because I have been educated at St. Paul’s School, Concord, and Harvard. In addition to that, I
have help develop the turbine engine and had built the Astoria Hotel. The only reason I have all this wealth
is because of my great-grandfather, John Jacob Astor, Well, I better get some rest before my
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