Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

William L. Eason to May Elizabeth Yancey, July 6, 1924

Place--New Jersey | Romantic relationships

William Eason tells May Yancey that he understands if their relationship is over after what happened last Sunday evening.

To: Miss, May Yancey
824 Stelle Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey
Postmark: Elizabeth, N.J.
JUL 6, 1924
9 PM

July, 1924

My Dear May,

Your letter was received, and I enjoyed reading it well I guess you dont wont to see me no more after what happen Sunday night I am sorry but it could'nt be helped, and the way you speaks you no longer care for me. So I am going to ask you to tell your mother if she asks you

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why I didnt come in church just tell her it was impossible becouse I had to go on an important evant. Well dear I am sorry that we can't agree on small topics. But as you have some one whom you care more for, I guess it will be best for us to for get each other until we learn to love more definate, becouse you seem to tell me in your own mind that you no longer care for me. Becouse you said

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that it doesnt make any different to you what happen so I know by that you care less for me already So dear be true to every whom you may choose as your companion and treat them as you has treated me just as a brother.

I hope in time to come that we may meet again and then we may relize the different between love and like. So dear we may I meet again

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this Summer but remeber we will always be friends I come to Plainfield every Sunday and may be I'll see you. So dear good by

Your friend
William

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Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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