The Letters

  • Jul 7, 1932-from Martha to James

    Dear James, We received your letters yesterday telling about the picnic. Mrs. Shaw called on us in the afternoon and said there had been a big picnic at Stony Lake. She didn’t go because her husband was working. We heard the fireworks in the evening but couldn’t see anything. It is a hot day and…

  • Jul 10, 1932-from James to Ruth

    My Dear Ruth, Daddy gets awful lonesome without you here so write often and have Mama finish the roll of film in the camera. If there are two pictures left, have Mama take one of you, and John, and then you take one of her and send them to me. I have a great time…

  • Jul 13, 1932-from Martha to James

    Dear James, It is 9:15 A.M. and we have our house work done and John and I sawed down a dead pine and I have sawed and split enough wood to do the ironing and bake some beans. Now James, you had better forget other people’s troubles and try to find a way out of…

  • Jul 14, 1932-from Ruth to James

    Dear Daddy, How are you? I am fine. the bracelet fits nice. And now for the ansers of your questions. No.1. I still dress the kitty in the doll’s clothes. No.2, once in a while John and I go alone and sometimes I go alone and most of the time Mother goes with us. No.3…

  • Jul 14, 1932-from John to James

    Dear Daddy, We are fine I feel like it was years ago we left home. Ruth found the blueberrie patch quite a lot of the raspberries are ripe today we found a dishful. the pump works real easy I get almost all the water for Mother I think that pocket book is swell. I sure…