Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, February 8, 1921

Community life | Health, illness and death | Home/Farm life | Place--Esmont, VA | Place--Richmond | Travel

Harriet Yancey writes May Yancey to tell her about the news from Esmont, Virginia. She is afraid that her son, Benjamin Franklin Yancey, Jr., may be getting the measles.

February 8, 1921

My Dear Daughter

Mother just received your letter to night, B went down to the Postoffice altho he is not feeling well I am afraid he is taking measles for it is all over. William H. Vaughn & John Archer all been down but I hope B will escape for he is all my dependent in wood but the Lord knows best no may, I am better now much better. thank the

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Lord. glad you are well I'll send the stockings just as soon as possible or send the money to you if I can't get them here to suit I just sent Roger to day a night shirt Aunt Joe gave me for him he say he did not have eny. I had a letter from Aunt Joe and she said She and Louise Uncle William daughter will be down Thursday if no weather to day over night but it is cold very cloudy & damp now. so I hardy expect they

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can come. I am putting this in Miss Dickey letters, we are all up stairs (she write your letter at school but left it open so I send mine) Nora just finish a letter and now combing her hair Miss D. writing & B. in bed and I am writing you. Herbert is gone he was on the job with Miss Dickey while here, oh! I havent recieved your card yet when did you send it.? all the Esmont folks are fairly well Mr. Taylor & Mr Terry keep feeble Mr Robinson have finish the new rooms I think Mr Terry will move in one of them Uncle Isaac keep up fine

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he was here to day we will have a little home rally sunday Mr Johnson is ?culing? up the church as for as the Lumber will go Herbert was sure pleased with the church. Yes mother will be glad when you can come home. Cousin Ralph is getting ready to build his house up above or rather down below Cousin Nancy he have moved home you know. No. I havn't heard Jesse since October not a line I've written several lines but no ans. so I stoped love to Alta, Miss Ella J.G.R. well Mrs H is in Richmond Mary & Leslie is well also Mr & Mrs Guirley now I must close

yours lovingly
Mother

Nora was also very nice to me

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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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