Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Josie to May Elizabeth Yancey, November 23, 1928

Health, illness and death | Home/Farm life

Assorted numbers written on front and back of envelope.

Josie instructs her niece to take care of her health and have someone cut a cord of wood for her.

To: Miss May Yancey
Esmont Va
Postmark: Howardsville, VA
NOV 23, 1928
1 PM
Esmont VA
NOV 24, 1928
3 PM

Nov 23 1928

Dearest May

I am so glad your cold are better dont let it go keep right on doctoring it for the weather are so changeable. so sorry I could not get down to the meeting but hope you all had a good meeting glad Miss Mary was there Now I hope you are getting along nicely tell Maryland Hello & he must be a good boy hope you have a plenty of wood did you get some one to put you some wood in? well how are William did you ever

(page 2)

get your oil stove I havnt heard from your mother as yet guess she keeps buisy getting ready for Holiday well I don't have any thing to get ready will be glad when it gets cold enough to kill hogs so that I can have something to eat who was it that got killed down there

Mr Radford & Rev joins in with me for best wishes guess you are counting the days now.

Cousin Susan are much

(page 3)

better Cornie are with her they all send love

Now do take care of you self I am coming when I can

love to mother & Roger when you write

Write when you can

Devoted
Aunt Josie

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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