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1936 antique DIVORCE papers ANGELO SEREFFS stafford springs ct WRATH HEARTBREAK
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Second in the Stafford Springs series documenting the turbulent marriage of Angelo Sereffs of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, this lot unites his eight-page handwritten letter of rage and sorrow (1934) with the official 1936 Superior Court decree dissolving his marriage to Carlotta Sereffin (Serafin).
Each handwritten page measures approx. 8.5\" × 12.75\", on lined legal paper with the same lightly gritty surface feel as Lot 1. The court judgment, issued May 15, 1936 at Tolland County Superior Court, Rockville, bears a raised state seal and signatures of Clerk Willis H. Reed and Judge Ernest A. Inglis.
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- This is Sereffs writing at full emotional boil — his tone is anguished, accusatory, and sometimes darkly sardonic:
- “Excuse me if I am emotional … my education will not permit me to write in the class of knowledge.”
- “The only foundation for a family is love … and when there is love there is everything.”
- “Seven years ago my traitorous wife left me alone in the farm … and went to live to her mother in Hartford.”
- “My wife was not my wife — she was a liar … I am thinking if I only raised dogs, cats and chickens instead of children, I would be better off by this time.”
- “Your Mother-in-law was one of the meanest women that I could see … but my conscience is so clear that no man will be able to wash it out with medicated soap.”
- “I am addressing this letter to you, my dear daughters-in-law … someday you will see your Mother-in-law’s true fruit.”
- “I have experienced and thank God for my strong physical constitution that I am still living today.”
8-page handwritten manuscript letter (c. 1934)
2-page official 1936 Connecticut divorce decree with embossed seal
Size: approx. 8.5 × 12.75 inches each
Paper with toning, fold creases, light edge wear, and surface grit from long storage
Signed “A. S.” and “Copyright Zone” in manuscript; judge and clerk signatures on decree
Context & Provenance
From the estate of Mr. Angelo Sereffs, longtime resident of Stafford Springs, Connecticut.
This second lot forms the dramatic core of the Sereffs trilogy — his handwritten wrath set beside the official state decree that finalized his heartbreak. A remarkable record of 1930s small-town domestic turmoil and immigrant voice.
3 lots from this estate are listed separately unless otherwise sold.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: Paper with toning, fold creases, light edge wear, and surface grit from long storage See listing description and photos.
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