Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

William L. Eason to May Elizabeth Yancey, December 7, 1923

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

William Eason writes May Yancey to question why she has stopped writing him.

To: Miss. May Yancey.
Virginia Normal & Industrial School
Ettrick Virginia
From: 216 Spring St.
Elizabeth, N.J.
Eason

Dec, 7, 1923

Dear May,

knowing that you have for gotten me I will write to you any way. A good while ago I received a card from you and since then your letters has gone to some one, better than I Why did you stop writing to me? Is it that your love for me has failed beacouse you do not see me or hear my voice over the phone as we used to do! I guess you think I have forgotten you but never will I for get you

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I always heard that distance make the heart grow fonder but to me it make me feel as if a rainbow had come after the rain and I fell in love with it colors and all at once it faded away, that is the way you seen to me. you made me fall in love with you then you disappeared and forgot all about a poor heart broken boy who wonce loved you as no one else could have done.

You promised to write to me very often, have you kept your promise? think for your self I always think of the night I first came up to see you and went home with you, after we had

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sat up in the park after the rain on my rain coat those kisses I will never forget although sweet heart you may have for gotten them, but you know it is hard to for get the first and last isn't it If you don't answer this letter I hope you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I remain and old friend of yours.

William Eason.
216 Spring St.,
Elizabeth, N.J.

8 hearts numberedP.S. just as your love for me vanished at first until-now do you agree to?

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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