Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, September 10,

Church and religion | Community life | Education--Esmont school | Place--Lynchburg, VA | Place--New Jersey

Harriet Yancey writes her daughter, May, to tell her the news from Esmont, Virginia

To: Miss May E. Yancey
208 Spooner Ave
Plainfield
New Jersey
Postmark: Esmont, VA
SEP 10, [missing text]
3 PM

Sunday night

Dear daughter,

This have been a vry dilightful day. The weather was pleasant and a clear day and my the people the people and cars & the dressing Janes plenty to eat but as usual it seem some try to eat all ha! ha! had lovely service all day and the church is vry nice choir stand finish and also the

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the little study room all painted also. now I tell you of some of the friends Aunt Joe Mr R she was so glad to see us tickle to death ovr Roger. Mr & Mrs Banks Millie Mrs Shelton Virginia. Lottie Everhart Ollie Ford Plainfield well represented Miss Mary Bessie Lewis Annette & a host of others and every one crazy ovr you it make Mother feel so proud to think you came to your home & made such a wonderful Impression on the people it bespeak so well for you. Roger much please

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over at Lottie Martin Gretchen Lee Roger sure talk this blessed day. Collection for day $78 00 some cents oh Harold is here also big as jumbo oh yes I forgot Gussie Phil & Dewey of Plainfield Rev Hawk of Lynchburg will cary on meeting I hope thy have a nice time Mrs Harris & Helen came up for a wk but I am going to see if I can get Mrs H- to stay love to Miss Sophia & Mary & all frinds ?Iyetia? send love to you guess

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R will write you as yet havn't heard when school start But Mr. Rev Warner Jones wil be principal that is a change any way. dont know who else will teach I must close now evy body asleep but me we miss you. good night God bless you

Lovingly
Mother

I am so sleepy

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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