Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, Undated

Gifts and money | Health, illness and death | Home/Farm life | Place--New Jersey | Place--New York

Harriet Yancey writes her daughter, May, about bills and visitors.

Sunday

Dearest Daughter

I've just gotten thru and am writing you a line before giving out hope you are ok. I am well only little Neuraligia it is cold here and feel like snow. I am sending in the order for stove frm Sears Robuck tomorrow if I can get out I am also sending John Bolden the Balance I owe him

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on Painting oh you ask what I want for Christmas well you can just give me the money that you would put in present will be all ok. Roger call me up he is in Plainfield he say Hilda is in for a few hours & [missing text] wrote ahead for him to come over so he & Dennis is over I'll see him some time I guess on Spooner well guess you looking for Miss Mary for [missing text] oh Bee said Violet is

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in N.Y. where is the hubby spose he is well love to him.

Remember me to Miss Mary and all funds to Miss Ella Ill write her this wk. hope you got the Dollar & your Groceries.

hurriedly
Mother

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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