Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Henry Goodwin to May Elizabeth Yancey, January 17, 1923

Education--other | Holidays, birthdays and celebrations | Place--New Jersey | Romantic relationships

Henry Goodwin writes a letter of greetings to May Yancey. He discusses the weather and Christmas holidays.

To: Miss May Yencey
V.N. & I.I.
Ettrick Va.
From: Henry Goodwin
316 Liberty St.
Plainfield, N.J.
Postmark: Plainfield, N.J.
JAN 18, 1923
7 30 PM

Jan. 17 1923

Dear May

with grate plaze I will take in writing you thies lines which I am all way glad to Do for it give me grate plaze to read your loveing letter. we had snow the outher day and it has been cold [missing text] ?sent?. I gis you are haveing same good weather wear you are it is to bad that

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that you did not go home for I know you wood have had a better time if you [missing text] went home for I know what it is to stay on a school hill on a holiday for I have spent many days in school my self. so I know what it is to have to do so when have you heard from your friend for hear friend was asking me about hear. so I had

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to tell him that I did not know. I hopeing to hear from you soon with much love

From
Henry Goodwin

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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