Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Benjamin Franklin Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, May 6 1906

Business and commerce | Community life | Home/Farm life | Place--Albemarle County, VA, other | Place--Esmont, VA

Benjamin Franklin Yancey, working at the Lexington Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, wants his wife, Harriet, to send him a list of things she needs. He discusses gossip concerning community happenings in Esmont, Virginia.

The Lexington Twelfth and Main Sts.
American Plan
Lexington Hotel Co., Props.
Felix Keegan, President
Jas. H. Grant, Sec'y-Treas.

May 6 1906

My Dear Wife

Your letter received very glad to hear from you & c. I am well at present & getting on nicely I receivd notice from paint man. I had written him shall write again This wk & send money. I will draw the 10th. How are you & c getting on glad to hear that Dolly has a cow calf. How does she look? Very poor. Don't you get hurt around Dolly. I guess she is foolish. I hope you all will get milk & butter now- Hattie will you please send this note to Mr. Gibbs I want to know if he is going

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to put his saw mill up on Mt. Afton.

How are you getting on Don't work too hard it is getting Very hot now. Now about Susan I can not tell you what to charge You can suit your self on that I will be satisfied-

Has Roger started to school? I will send you some money this wk. I hope enough to keep you all agoing.

Don't you know I would of written Friday Eve so you could of gotten it Sat. but I got the days mixed up Thought Sat was Friday.

All here send love & wish you & c could come down. How is the times around Esmont. You said that Wilson will be married? I am sorry to hear of Lee's Dye's trouble. They should not cast her off. For they are part guilty for allowing her to carry on at home last Winter as she did- as long as Bolden

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was spending money & buggy [missing text] he was all ok. It was no secret to them. Have you seen Mr. Albert Robinson's wife?

Give my love to Fleming & Fannie What are they doing in the kindergarten?

Say when you have time let me know or send a list & I can get some little things you need in 5 & 10 cent store I see a lot of things you all need but can't ?spell? able.

I want to get some chairs & a [missing text]. This is a long letter Love & kisses for you all. I want to see you so bad

byby from your devoted H
Frank

Published by: Virginia Center for Digital History

Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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