Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Reba Carey to May Elizabeth Yancey, November 16, 1928

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Reba Carey writes May Yancey to inform her of the gossip from Plainfield, New Jersey

To: Miss Mae Yancey
Box 12
Esmont Va.
From: In 3 days re. to 208 Spooner Ave.
Plainfield, N.J.
Postmark: Plainfield, N.J.
NOV 17, 1928 12-M SWAK [Sealed With A Kiss] is handwritten on the back of the envelope.

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Nov. 16, 1928

Dear Mae,

While sitting here thinking of you I will take great pleasure to write you just a few lines to let you know how we are. We are all well and hope you are the same. The weather is awful hot up here. How is the weather there. We sure do miss you, But we all hope to see you Christmas. I guess you have a time with all those children you got to teach. How many of them? Have you seen my grandmother yet? Aunt Margaret is coming over next Thursday and stay until Sunday She takes care of somebody child. Rachael stays with her grandmother now Mr. Thurston is just like a little child, see he

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has his license to drive car now, and look like he is going crazy about it. Mr. Thurston has been looking for work. He is just like a child with a toy. I sure would like to see Mr. Eason when he came down on the Excursion. I know he looked forty. When have you heard from him and Grace. Thursday They had a community Dollar Day sale. You sure could get good things. Mother and I went downtown and you could hardly pass you had to push through the crowd. The Italians was grabbing and pulling things. Your mother said when they have sales she never have any money to spend. Do "Bee" Banks write to you How is Willie Edward Tell him I said hello and also his mother. "Bee" has stopped working at Mrs. Browns now because she has moved and lives far off I think does some other kind of work. Mary Eggleston has gone back to Larence like some one didn't have a grain of sence. She is going to keep on until he kills her. Because he hadn't long gave her a good beaten Some people say they are jealous of each other.

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I will be glad when xmas comes it is not far off Mae you got to excuse this bad writing but I can't writing good unless lines are on it All sent love. And give my love to any one who askses about me. Mr. Thurston said he wish you would hurry and come on because he want to see have you got any ?stauter? I will write better the next time. "Bye, Bye."

Your Truly,
Reba Carey

"Forget Me Not"

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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