Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, February 14, 1929

Community life | Health, illness and death | Home/Farm life | Place--New Jersey | Place--Washington D.C. | Romantic relationships

Harriet Yancey tells her daughter, May, about events in Plainfield, New Jersey. She tells May that Aunt Joe will visit Esmont, Virginia soon.

Mrs. Harriet A. Yancey
972 Woodland Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey

To: Miss May E. yancey-
Esmont
Virginia
From: Mrs. Harriet A. Yancey
972 Woodland Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey
Postmark: Plainfield, N.J.
FEB 14, 1929
9 30 AM
Esmont, VA
FEB 15, 1929
3 PM

My dearest daughter

Your nice long letter came today enjoyed reading it much so am ans tho very tired and sleepy for I've surely been on go Mrs Dunbar had a Luncheon last friday and got in bed sick as soon as guest left and has been there

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evey since and you know I have to look after the things & her it is a fuss to keep her quiet first thot she had Typhoid Fever, but Dr say not I sure will be glad when she is up. she is better to day tho. now in regards to Georgie dont notice any thing like that let it pass and charge to the head. G. is

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never satisfied unless she is mouthing at some body so pay no mind to her. I know ?Getta? would have ans her ha! ha! oh yes Im did come to life and call me up & fail to come up Sunday night as he said he wrote me a letter I got it yesterday he explain why he didnt come so it all ok. Pearl call up to day and send love- she hate to have Virginia marry, but my how old she

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she talk to her mother I hope she want regret it tho but she has already ask Edward if things go "wrong." if she can come back home. what think ye' well if she make her bed hard you turn over oftener. your better write Roger just what you want I suppose he is up in air altho he said he was getting cold feet but Dell is happy you burn my letters after reading them, I wrote Aunt Joe last night it is

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stay with you one night She'll let you know have every thing spick span she will make it a friday night she say ?them? you want have to rush off to school all right you get locks & I'll help pay for them get them on before Mrs H get there she & Margaret & Mrs Bailey send love Clinton wish to be remembered say he is felling fine so far glad you getting along in School. all ok wish I was there did I tell you I had a letter from Elias Simpson telling me how wonderful the School was coming on and they want an

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extra month & so on how the League did you pay the $1,00 in church Sunday. You did not say love to the children Mary & Isaac and all the freinds I told Mrs H what you say but dont tell when she is coming I dont know much Plfd news unless I get age so will send you one are you getting the papers or not that I send mother must close & get to bed I've got to write a line to Roger.

Night Night

God bless you

lovingly
Mother

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very cold here I will send your paper this wk I send stamp in this letter Mrs Hall gave she is leaving Friday for Washington to visit Edna for a wk & then on to Va stay she will

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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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