Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Mary J. Jenkins to Harriet Anna Yancey, August 10, 1915

Church and religion | Health, illness and death | Social organizations

Mary Jenkins sends a note of condolences to Harriet Yancey following the death of her husband, Benjamin Franklin Yancey.

To: Mrs. B.F. Yancey
Esmont
Va
R.F.D.
From: M.J. Jenkins
Scottsville
Va
Box 53
Postmark: Scottsville, VA
AUG 12, 1915
1 PM

Aug. 10, 1915

My dear Mrs. Yancey

your card was forwarded to me by a mistake it was missent & with a great ?eal? of my other mail. I expect I may be up there near about the same time your letter get there Now Mrs. Yancey words can not express how I felt when they wrote me Mr. Yancey was dead. I would have

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written you before but I was first trying to see when could I get up there. I may run up there this week.

Oh! I will mis him so much when I come up there & I sure know that you & your dear children will misses him, but put all of your trust on the Heavenly

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Father & he will never leave or forsake you. Oh Mrs. Yancey the Rock Fish Association did speak so highly on Mr. Yancey, Rev. ?? & Mr. Shelton both told me last Thursday it would be hard to find another such man as B.F. Yancey.

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I shall not write much as I expect to see you soon. Love to you dear Children & tell them to be good Children. Love to Mrs. Harris & all friends

Yours Sincerely

H. F. & D.
Mary J. Jenkins

God Bless you & yours

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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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