Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Elvira Jackson to Harriet Anna Yancey, November 4, 1940

Health, illness and death | Place--Massachusetts

Elvira Jackson thanks Harriet Yancey for her help. Elvira's health is improving.

To: Mrs Harriet Yancey
972 Woodland Ave.
Plainfield, N.J.
Postmark: New York, N.Y.
NOV 4, 1940
9-PM

Nov. 4, 1940

Dearest Mother Yancey,

Thank you so much for your letter and help. You see I have changed my address because I had to be under nursing care, and a Very lovely nurse lives here from Boston. She remind me so much of you in lots of her ways. Really in heart just a good Christian woman about 50 yrs old-

Thank you again. I am still in bed, but my temperature is down-Please let me know about the business I asked you about. I

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will write you more the next time.

With love-

Your. Child.
Elvira

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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