Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Henry Goodwin to May Elizabeth Yancey, October 7, 1922

Place--New Jersey | Romantic relationships

Henry Goodwin writes May Yancey a note of greetings

To: Miss May Yancey
V.N.I.I.
Ettricks Virginia
From: if not received sent to
316 Liberty St.
Plainfield NJ
Postmark: Plainfield, N.J.
OCT 7, 1922
5-PMAdded Writing: 4E-8

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Oct. 7 1922

Dear May

just a line to let you know that I have not for got you and I hope that you have not forgot me as yet I hope that thies line will find you well for they are leaving me very well I gis you though that I had for got you be couse I did not see you any more after the night when I went home

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with you from the Show. but it look as if their was some think that maid it so that I could not see you but I wood have like to have seen more of you and I hope that if you came up next summer I will see more of you but now that it is so that we can not see each other I hope that you will write me a line so that I will know that you have not for got me. maybe you have but

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I hope not why I have not wrote be for was that I did not know wear to write but now that I have your address I hope that I will got a letter from you. as the days are short and night are long I will close will love and hope to hear from you soon.

From
Henry Goodwin
316 Liberty St
Plainfield N.J.

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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