Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Jennie B. Taylor to Harriet Anna Yancey, undated

Family | Health, illness and death | Place--Pennsylvania | Place--Richmond, VA

Jennie Taylor sends her friend, Harriet Yancey, a note of greetings. Taylor has had back problems.

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Dear

Mrs Yansey

I do hope you will pardon My delay in writing you I did not mean to wait so long but I have had My hands full I left Mrs Jenkins with my back in such a condition that I could hardly stand up and then after I got over that spell I had to look after Ruth My Grand daughter with a baby for a Month and had 3 other children to look after and the day I left her and come home I was taken sick again and I had quite a time of it but thank the good lord I am feeling much better now well dear I do hope you are well and happy and your family also. We have had some verry cold weather down here I guess you all have had the same up there now for Mrs Jenkins she is doing fine she is Comeing down Stairs now about every other day and is doing real well

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Susie keeps up real well but she is tired out after I left. her Sisters daughter came down from Harrisburg Pa. and stay quite a while with her so now she has a nother woman staying with her Well dear I was os glad to hear from you and I do hope your family back home here are all well and I do hope you keep well take good care of your self and drop me a line when you have time.

With lots of love
Jennie B. Taylor

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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