Box 15: Short Collection

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Everyone healthy. "I want to go to Texas this winter if I can sell out here." Wants Plants to visit.

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Family. Illness. Will send photos of kids.

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Weather. Cotton Crop. Hard times described.

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Health good. Family. Friend's daughter joining church. "13 additions to the church." Plans to go to County Convention at Independence. He is a delegate to County Alliance.

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Illness. Family. Babies.

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Family. Girls and she quilting. "the girls has quilted /sic/ 5 and 2 more nearly done. The girls has been in the feild for the last 3 weeks thinning corn and chopin /sic/ cotton. our crop looks very nice." John finished plowing corn and planting cotton. "My garden looks fine I have plenty of greens and turnips all the time." Hasn't heard from Sallie. Supposed she has another boy a month old, "that is twelve children." Tell Ida to write.

Scope and Contents In 'Perfect health'. Washing all day, tired. Mother in the garden setting out cabbage plants. Have 10 turkeys and 18 chickens. Moved church letters to Marlin Baptist Church. Church a "strong one." Likes the people in Marlin. A singing planned for Saturday night. "Next Sunday is my birthday. I will be 19 years old. Papa and Mother will be married 20 years next July." Cousin married her cousin Willie Wolfe. "Uncle Billy has bought an organ." "Rebecca is teaching school." Urges a move to Texas....

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Family. Making "about 11 bales" of cotton a year.

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Family. Brother Moore. Sallie B. Bro. Lewis has consumption. Miss Tammie Ansley back home. "Mollie clopton is in Fla, is highly pleased." New baby, Effie, walking for last 2 months. "fat as a pig."