Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to Benjamin Franklin Yancey, August 12 1908

Community life | Health, illness and death | Place--California | Place--Esmont, VA

Harriet Yancey writes that all is well at home and seeks advice from her husband on a medical treatment that she is considering.

Aug 12 1908

My Dear Husband,

I am writing you again I am feeling much Better than I have for over a wk that Whiskey and grapenut have help me so much children are well and [missing text] as buck & Bennie is a wonder he havnt had any [missing text] since Friday & what does he care he is just a man that all. he takes up things & say papa send this pretty. Miss Mary and her sister in law

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will be here to set us up Tuesday coming Frank I am sending you a letter analysis sheet I wrote to a firm in Cal on Catarah They send me blank to fill out & I sent it they Diagonis my case & sent to me but mercy Lord look at the price I am expecting a 2 days trial if I could ?spell? able I would get a months treatment you read the letter and send it & other back to me I wanted you to see it dont forget it because they want it return they will certainly have to wait for my order. They [missing text] Dr say on paper I am inteligent

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woman maybe but not enough to have the ?10.00? I was bothered so much with catarrh this spring I thought I would write this firm but they hit me so hard I'll have to rush on them well the weather is fine think you will come up in sept. hope so. many friends send love Mrs. Jackson Childress called on me Monday send her regards to you. Expect her son home soon by by I must get Breakfast for c to get to School. They are asleep now 7:15.

Yours lovingly,
H.

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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