13 Dec 1872 Letter of Elizabeth A. Manning Smith to James Monroe Smith, Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Robert S. Hendrick, 1/2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Letters from the Personal Collection of Dr. Robert S. Hendrick, Jr. Transcribed and submitted by Robert S. Hendrick, Jr. ================================================================================= 13 Dec 1872 Letter of Elizabeth A. Manning Smith to James Monroe Smith, Union Parish Louisiana ================================================================================== Dec. 13, 1872 Farmerville, Union Parish, LA Mr. James M. Smith, Dear son it has bin some time since I wrote to you. I thought you would like to here from home. I received your letter dated the seventh. It came to hand on the 12 inst. I was glad to here you was getting a long so well in your studies. Jimmie you said you had not got a letter from us in a long time but the one you got from me. Some of us write to you every week, some times twice or three times. If you have not got them there is three or four on the way for now. Mollie, Bell and Katie has all written to you. We have received several from you since I wrote to you before I received the one with your photograph in it. I was glad to get them. They were very much like you. I will send you mine and your Pa’s and the children’s as soon as we get them. Jimmie, I wrote to you in the letter I wrote to you before to now if you had my way of warming yourselves in your room and if you sleep warm. You did not tell me. I want to no. I think of you often. If you are comfortable let me no what you have to do of Saturdays there. Has bin some very cold wether. There has bin slwet(?) on the ground for several dais. Jimmie I do sincere hope and prey that you will make a smart pious young man, one that is not gilty of any bad habits. Just think of the pleasures it would bwe to us. I believe you will try your best to fulfill my request my son. This is not to hurt your fwelings nor to kwep you from haveing fun. There is time for every thing. Your Pa is very busy. Has a great deal of writeing to do. He sais he will write to you soon. The little children often speak of bud Jimmie and say they want to swe you. Jimmie since I started this letter I received one from Jimie. She said she wrote to you last Tuesday and was expecting a letter from you. They were all well. Mrs. Normie Stewart was over last week. Sends her respects to you and says if you will write to her she will answer your letters. We herd from Thorington. He was well. I hope you will have a pleasant Christmas. I will close by saying you must write soon and as often as you can. We are all glad to here from you. We are all well and hope this will find you in good health. We will write often, if you should knowed any thing let us now it remain . Your True Mother. E. A. Smith Elizabeth Amy Manning Smith After finishing my letter captain Davis has sent some of my photographs. These is all he has taken yet is mine and Willie’s. As soon as I get the rest I will send them to you. ###########################################################