Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, October 7, 1928

Church and religion | Gifts and money | Home/Farm life

Harriet Yancey discusses with her daughter May, repairs to the house in Esmont, Virginia.

To: Miss May E. Yancey
Esmont,
Virginia
Postmark: Plainfield, N.J.
OCT 8, 1928
2-PM

Sunday night

Dearest Daughter.

I wrote you last eve but am writing you again and sending you one dollar and will send you a couple more Thurs. Clinton give me all but $3.00 he had a little trouble in family and had to help them and couldnt send all so did not send it. I am sending

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2.

$10.00 for paint Thurday see that he get at it at once ask mary for the little can of paint I give Isaac for coloring the kitchen it is called chrome yellow I think the people was tickled to death to have me back Mrs Robinson was very nice she ask after you R came over today Ethel Brought him from Calvary up here.

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3.

He is fine & send love. Say Dell wants you to write her. Now do tell me if Mrs Harris came & what is wrong. how you getting along, I don't for get to take you dear "dad's" pictur down & wash behind the glass. love to all the folks I went to church tonight packed of couse I was late because Bus left me. so the

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usher want to send me in Galry after I went in side so Rev Hoggard called out Loud from Pulpet let Sis Yancey come up front she has been away so I got a seat all ok. saw Miss Mary Pearl her mother Mrs Walter Shelton & lots others Clinton was Bad as the rest over joyed excuse led pencil write me som may God bless you-

Lovingly
Mother

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Work on your [missing text] and be vry careful keep your bowels open.

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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