Box 15: Short Collection

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"on the loaf" so time to write a letter. Got a good job in Bolling. $50 job of hauling. Doing terracing business, going well. Needs machines from M.C. Golden. They are to be sent to G.S. Lazenby in Greenville, Ala. "money to be made." Farmers wanting the terracing work done are G.S. and J.E. Lazenby, J.J. Wright, and W.K. Shanks.

Scope and Contents Health bad. Sending frankie a prescription that has worked hopes it will "build up" Frankie. Scandal in Forest Home. Ella Robinson had lived with Frank B. and wife Em since they were married. Ella suddenly left town. Word is she since had a child, in Texas. "She had an heir a girl and doing well". Frank B. sends her money. Em "is grieving to death." Another scandal: "the other side of Smith Hill." Mary Martin "took up with a negro". "The negro disappeared some think he run off but the...

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Poor health. Family visits. Kids helping with housework. Girls learning to crocket [sic], boys getting to be good farm hands. Mr. Moore is teaching a 3 month school at Bone Hill with "about forty-five scholars." Asks Frankie to visit, promises to pick her up. "We have a nice double seated buggy and a good mule ... paid for too."

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"Dear Brother" Family, illnesses. Children have Wooping [sic] Cough." Plans for a "fishing and strawberry eating picnic." Tells of marriage of John Shearer and Miss Trudie Hill. Ella Rafe(?) returns from Columbus, Georgia.

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Cousin Bob was cleared in court of charges. No witnesses came forth. Back to Bolling to finish up a job there... writer jokes about having as many kids as the old woman in the shoe. Busy.

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Heard of the death of Aunt Lizzie. "A few days before Christmas Mat took a notion to go west." She thinks it's a good idea. But lately her health has been bad. Bud John and family moved to Greenville "a mile this side at the Lampley Place." Big day "Killed to big gobler [sic] and churned a big jar of Syllabub." also "my cake was splendid" Lizzie Eddin married willie Collins. Rufus married Willie Watt. Mr. Eddin married again, Francis Byrd.

Scope and Contents Moved again, now living with mother. Had worked 4 ginning seasons with G.A. Smith. "We have ginned over 800 bales of cotton this season." Smith put in a new wheel "can now gin a bale of cotton in 35 minutes with ease." Wright paid a wage of $1.25 a day. Another gin, Lazenby's, wants him for next season. Lazenby offers to turn over gin and saw mill to him if he'll leave Smith. Wright says he can't because "Willie will be in school." Forest Home is on the boom." 5 new houses, a new hotel...

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"Dear Sister" Family. Health good, but sprained an ankle "Took aresifidine" better. Many new settlers moving in. Schools good. "Come over an [sic] see us and we will kill a chicken & churn."

Scope and Contents Health good, working on terracing and ditching in Lowdnes County for a week. There he drank the "lime water [sic] which I think improved my health." Another week's work still to go in Lowdnes Co. Next maybe a job at the mill in Bolling. A relative, Dan Bogann, wants to live with C.H. Plant. C.H. has not responded to the request. Lewis Wright is very "very low" with consumption. Not expected to recover. Cousin Mollie having a hard time. Family visits. "Big Buddie (Willie) and I have been...

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Family. Health. Weather "dreaful [sic] bad cold weather." Children. Education. Urges sister to move to Texas. "a heap better country to live in than Alabama." Description of soil, farming. Christmas time described.