Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, December 18, 1928

Index Terms:
Family | Holidays, birthdays and celebrations
Notes About This Letter

This is a printed Christmas card with a picture of a small child playing a horn.
Summary:

Harriet Yancey sends her daughter, May, a Christmas card.

Letterhead:

Envelope:

To: Miss May E. Yancey-
Esmont,
Virginia
Postmark: Plainfield, N.J.
DEC 19, 1928
1 30 PM
Esmont, VA
DEC 20, 1928
3 PM

Transcription of Letter

Merry Christmas Daughter

(page 2)

Christmas to My Daughter
To you, my daughter, who has been
A source of constant pride
I wish each joy that lies within
the happy Christmastide

From
Mother.

Bibliographic Information
Published by: Virginia Center for Digital History
Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Text and images (c) copyright 2001, by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia

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