The Letters

  • Jul 16, 1932-from Martha to James

    Dear James, John is watching Jenson cut rye this morning so will have a big story to write tomorrow. He got up at 4:45 this morning and built the fire for me. I got up at 5:00. We worked at the wood and he sawed a log 6 inches thru. We borrowed some flour and…

  • Jul 16, 1932-from Ruth to James

    Dear Daddy, How are you? We are all well. Yesterday morning we couldn’t find the cats. We called them but they did not come for a while. The little kitten came and we found that his hind legs had been bitten. We couldnt find the mother cat so we let the little kitten go under…

  • Jul 16, 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 raspberries are ripe today we found a dishful. the pump works real easy I get almost all the water for mother I think that pocketbook is swell. I sure did like…

  • Jul 18, 1932-from Martha to James

    Dear James, Today is going to be another scorcher. We have had several really warm days and last night we had an electrical storm and a little rain but it did not cool off much. We took another walk into the Big Woods and found some huge white pines, three really big ones and several…

  • Jul 19, 1932-from Ruth to James

    Dear daddy, When are you coming? I hope when you come you will bring the glue I need it to glue on my doll’s wig. and please bring my little doll I think she is in the doll buggy. And bring up all of our school things, and two pair of big cutting sizers. Nothing…