Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

W.A. Harris to Harriet Anna Yancey, July 19 1949

Community life | Health, illness and death | Jail and imprisonment | Place--Esmont, VA | Place--Richmond, VA | Work and employment

W.A. Harris talks about the work he is doing in Richmond. He says that he is considering moving back to Esmont, Virginia.

To: Mrs B.F. Yancey
Esmont, Va.
From: After Five Days Return To
W.A. Harris
1501 Webster St.
Richmond 20, Virginia
Postmark: Richmond 2, VA
JUL 19, 1949
7-30 PM

July 19th 1949

Mrs H.A. Yancey,
Esmont, Va.
Dear Mrs. Yancey:

I appreciate your very interesting letter I received some time ago. I had planed to see you all before now, but each Sunday planed to come to Esmont

I would be called on to serve here in the City; or our leader for the City jail service, would be out of the City, and I being his assistant tried to be on hand at the jail.

It means so much to try and help those Who are down but not out.

I would like to be able to give you a deffinate answer.

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about what you wrote me, but I hope I'll be up in a few weeks and then it will not be too late I hope. Helen wishes me to sell if I will; but the Truth is I have partly in my mind to come back to Esmont.

I have not had a job here for about two years. I may have to come back up there. You know I am [missing text] baby now. Well then it is always a surprise to hear of ones death but it should not be. Mr Dawson, Deacon Taylor, Mrs Thomas and will be missed, I cannot immagine how it looks from the road to not see Mrs. Pryor's house

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Well those who have can lose those who have not cannot. Mrs [missing text] Pryor has my prayers and good wishes. I am planing to come up now very soon, Till then I remain sincerly yours in Christian fellowship.

W.A. Harris.

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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