Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, March 17, 1921

Community life | Health, illness and death | Home/Farm life | Place--Esmont, VA | Place--New Jersey

Harriet Yancey writes her daughter, May, about a new pair of shoes she ordered her as well as community happenings in Esmont, Virginia.

To: Miss May E. Yancey-
V.N.I.I.
Ettricks Va_
From: H.A.Y.
Esmont Va_
Postmark: Esmont, VA
MAY 18, 1921
8 AM

March 17. 1921

My Dear Daughter

just a few lines again this is the 2nd letter to you this wk now I'll send your stockings next wk why did you wait untill your shoes for so bad before you let me know well I am going to try to order you apair of ties broad like those you brought from Plfd I am sorry your shoes are bad. how are you off for things evy way times are hard but

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Mother will do all she care for you all just sent R. today $5.10 and I hope this is all I'll have to pay on his boards. well Mr Taylor funeral was yesterday nice day large funeral Philip S. & Harold L. came. we had a real Thunder storm about 7 oclock all over now had letter Miss Sherman, & Roger today I have written to Miss Barbour- Miss D & Nora send love also Benny. They are looking over Easter Cards Miss D have a pkg. Philip S is

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married he was sporting Pauline frm school & Harold with Florence- all Mr T children will leave tomorrow. Mrs Thomas keep feeble. All send love I at H.H. today now I must close so sleepy Havn't Iron eny thunding now storm coming back love to Alta

Lovingly God bless you
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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