Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, February 13, 1921

Church and religion | Health, illness and death | Home/Farm life | Place--Esmont, VA | Travel

Harriet Yancey writes her daughter, May, to tell her about Benjamin Franklin Yancey, Jr.'s bout with the measles.

To: Miss May E. Yancey
V.N.I.I.
Ettricks Virginia
From: H.A.Y.
Esmont Va
Postmark: Esmont, VA
FEB 14, 1921
?8? AM

Sunday night
Feby 13 1921

My Dear Daughter

again I am writing you. to night is sunday night and I havent been over to church to day or night the reason is Benny has measles been in since Wed in bed since Friday fever pretty high until he [missing text] out since then not so great but my he is like a worm in the fire so restless but he has been right sick he just been moaning & praying & coughing so I just finish rubbing him with vaseline all over. now he is quiet so I hope he will go to sleep I am tired out for 2 nights I has scarcely slept at all and I dont see much hope to night measles raging nearly evry house the C have it. I hope I wont have it any more. I hope you are well May do be very careful about your dress & washing because Education no good when health is gone I will send you the money or stocking this. wk I don't eny mo just now Aunt Joe & C Louise was coming down thurs but it rained I was glad because B. had measles &

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I did not have eny way to let them know I will send you Miss Dickey & her sisters picture next letter I write well it is nearly time for them to come from church Nora & Miss Dickey went I certainly did fail to Miss Church all send love. My love to alta I sure anxious Fannie Guirley Mrs Bland lots more [missing text] in passing to day. [missing text] this paper I am writing R also we have begun Ceiling the church now

oh I am so sleepy

must close

lovingly
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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