Historical dream account · English · published source text
A place called Pontegardo
Horace G. Hutchinson
Dreams and Their Meanings (1901) · Original 1901 edition, printed pp. 200, 201; chapter VI; PDF pages 212, 213
Dreamer identified by the source: Phebe L. Griffing
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About two weeks ago, I think on the night of the 3rd inst., I dreamed that I was going to a place called Pontegardo. I remembered the name distinctly on awaking, but it seemed so ' outlandish ' and queer, I did not think that it could be a real name. I asked my mother if she knew of a place with such a name. She said she did not. Three or four days after that I received a letter from my husband, who is in Florida, saying that he would probably go to Puntagardo. This letter was written either the day preceding my dream or the day after.
Source & context
Phebe L. Griffing’s dream report is separate from Jane R. Griffing’s supporting statements. The two printed place names, Pontegardo and Puntagardo, are retained. Phebe is unsure whether her husband wrote his letter before or after the dream, and Jane’s later account makes the proposed move conditional. Both supporting statements accompany this single dream below. Source qualification (Jane R. Griffing’s supporting statements, as printed in the 1901 edition, printed pp. 200, 201): “As related above, my daughter-in-law asked me, the morning after her dream, if I knew of a place called Pontegardo. I did not know of such a place until my son's letter was received saying that he thought of going there. My daughter-in-law has the letter referring to Puntagardo, but as it is principally about personal affairs she does not like to send it. Charley writes of a business project which, if he carries it out, will make Phebe's dream premonitory, as they will go there to live. If this should be the result, it will be one of the clearest of premonitions, as when she received the letter, nothing of the kind had been contemplated. There was only an intention on Charley's part to remain in Jacksonville or go to Tallahassee to take charge of a newspaper office. These two plans were in Phebe's mind, and she had no idea of any other plan.”
Phebe L. Griffing, reported in Horace G. Hutchinson, Dreams and Their Meanings (Longmans, Green and Co.,1901), Original 1901 edition, printed pp. 200, 201; chapter VI; PDF pages 212, 213. Earlier reporter: Phebe L. Griffing, first-person letter; Jane R. Griffing supplies follow-up letters. Chapters VI–VII were prepared by an unnamed collaborator. The book author/compiler, dreamer and earlier reporter are credited separately. Editorial title and navigation themes added; no generated narrative or new translation.
The publication year1901 and letter datelines are not assigned as the dream date. Dates/relative dates in original prose remain unchanged.
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Source locator and text provenance
Original 1901 edition, printed pp. 200, 201; chapter VI; PDF pages 212, 213
The original text and redactions are preserved. The page title is an editorial navigation label.
Descriptive editorial title only; no generated dream prose or translation. Book repeated paragraph-opening quotation marks and trailing presentation quote excluded through exact source-span boundaries. Literal internal dialogue retained. Whitespace/line wraps normalized; only explicitly listed scan-confirmed corrections/dehyphenations. Complete qualification spans retained separately as attributed source context. Addresses/signatures/letter headers outside dream prose are boundary furniture, not silent dream omissions.
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