Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

A.W. Cawthorn to Benjamin Franklin Yancey, December 30 1909

Community life | Health, illness and death | Place--Virginia, other | Social organizations

A.W. Cawthorn, of Appomattox, Virginia, writes a note of greetings to B.F. Yancey. He promises to visit as soon as possible, maybe the following August.

12- 30th '09

Prof. Yancy,
Dear Sir:-

Christmas is fully on and far spent, but thinking to fulfill my promise, so I write, I am glad to say we are all well and hope when this is yours it may find you and all well, We are having some severe cold wether and snow about now. I have nothing especial importance to communicate to day more than I can say that

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Miss Mary J. Jenkins was up to see us some few weeks ago. Lawyer J. Thos. Hewin called on us on the 9th inst. He spoke in very favorable terms of the Grand setting at Pamplin City in 1910. He says he wants a large delegation out in that meeting, for the purpose of getting more of the officers out of the Country delegates. Hope the Lord will spare you and I to meet them. Mr. Hewin speaks in high tone of you. There is a position

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he wants you to fill and I do, too. God grant that we may meet the Richmondites again. I must say that I would have written to you before now, but I lost your address.

Miss Jenkins gave it to me when she visited us last. I fill very sad about now, in the lost our menister- Rev. E. Austin, Jr., A.M., who departed this life Dec. 16th. A strong & good man has fallen. He was a man among his people. Not to weary you, I say

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again, I hope to see you again next Aug. if no earlier. God bless you untill we must again.

I am a friend of yours.
A.W. Cawthorn

?W.B.? Please let me hear from you soon.

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

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