Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, April 28, 1920

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Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about end of school year activities at the Hampton Institute. He wants to get out of Virginia for the summer and go to either Washington, D.C. or New Jersey.

To: Mrs. Harriet A. Yancey.
171 Warren Avenue.
Esmont,
Virginia
Alb. Co.
From: R. M. Yancey.
Hampton Inst., Va.
Postscript: Hampton, VA
APR [missing text]
8 [missing text]

April 28, 1920.

My dear Mother,

Your letter was received and very glad to hear from you. I was also very very sorry for Mrs. Harris house and I know you have your hands full now.

Mother time is short here for me now and will be out of school next month and where I want to go I do not

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know where I want to go I want to go out of the State to N.J. or Washington with a boy from Washington D.C.

Mother I have only $1 in Treas. and I will have to draw that out tomorrow for Anniversary exercises and if you can send me any for May becaus so much expenses to concerts and Socials. Mother dear I guess you think I am a money ?pheme? of some sort. ha, ha.

It is very rainy here now and Thursday & Friday are

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?c? any day and we are expecting Ex president Taft and many other great men. Wish you could be here. We had our exhibit and It was a success.

Hampton played Howard Univ. in Washington D.C. Sat., and lost the game 2 to 1 We will play them here Sat. at 1:45 and Give my love to all of the girls and boys. Please write me and let me know what you plans are please.

You have 7 eating at the table

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now. I am in the music class now and I will have to close.

Give my love to May and Benny and Nora and all in the house. Has school closed yet.

pray for me.

Your loving son,
Roger

P.S. mother I did a Crazy Thing I paid cash for my underwear and could have bought them on my account and that why I need money I wasn't thinking at the time.

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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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