Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, October 5, 1920

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Harriet Yancey writes her daughter, May, to tell her the news from home. She plans to send her daughter some clothing items.

To: Note: This letter shares an envelope with R0395.Miss May E. Yancey.
V. N. and I. Institute
Ettricks Va.
From: ?Harriet? Yancey
Esmont Va.
Postmark: ?Esmont, VA?
OCT 6, 1920
8 AM

Oct 5, 1920.

My Dear Daughter.-

Mother received your letter came this afternoon I was at the station with Miss Mary she spent Monday night with me send lots of love and best wishes we are all very well I am so glad you passed & made so good for first B & I sure prayed for you. Benny send love he is sitting with his feet on apron of stove looking in catalog I had a letter from Gussie asking for that

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address so I sent it to her yes Jesse sent you candy Mother opened it and look at it but will note take eny because I know you will enjoy evry peice of it Ill be sending it to morrow wed. I will send your dress next wk I want to make you another corset cover I had letter from Willie Friday and a card Friday that look like 2 wks dont it ha! ha! he made first year Theology and had to buy sheets pillow case & Blankets after he got them. oh Yes we ?registered? Sat and he put up

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History and civil government to us, but we passed the women namely cousin Fannie Mrs Harris Mrs Georgie Starks Cousin Mary Mrs Jones A Lewis M Page Cousin ?Iytta? and I. so we will vote in Nov. had letter from R. Friday he was well. oh yes Calvary Sunday large crowd Aunt Joe was down she did not get the letter I mailed Monday untill Friday so she was so sorry- said she certainly would have come Lottie Martin is sick she been to Lynchbourgh to Hospital & had her tonsils taken

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out she is at home now but not well B ?say? Hampton Mayo told him. I am enclosing you a card from Mrs Booth she sent you a letter frm Charles William you was lucky to have that much change left- Violet started teaching Chestnut Grove yesterday one of the teachers I am here yesterday frm Lynchburg name Miss Dickie boarding at Mrs Smith (Katie) all send love I must close Czar chicken pig all ok Helen left yesterday I'll send you a Bar of Palmolive Soap I'm so sleepy.

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Mother

Archie and Rebecca married Sat night at Rev Copland R left for Plfd Yesterday

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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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