14 Dec 1872 Letter of Mollie Smith to her brother James M. Smith, all of Union Parish LA

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Robert S. Hendrick, 4/2005

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Transcribed and submitted by Robert S. Hendrick, Jr.

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14 Dec 1872 Letter of Mollie Smith to her brother James M. Smith
     Residents of Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana
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Dec. 14, 1872
Farmerville, Union Parish, LA

Dear Brother,

   As I have not written to you in several days I will try tonight. 

Ma wrote to you yesterday and sent you hers and Willie's photograph, but Florence 
would not have hers taken. I will you mine as soon as I have it taken; I was going 
to have it taken today, but it was too cloudy. Buddie, Della beat me one mark last 
month and she received the prize, but I am twelve ahead this month. We are going to 
have an exhibition, on the 23rd inst. and a Christmas tree on the 24th. Stella's 
Pa has moved to Marion. She went to see them last Saturday and stayed until Thursday. 
Mr. George Powell married several weeks ago, but his wife just returned home last 
Sunday. Miss Nannie was here last week and she said, that she would come back and 
spend Christmas, if she could get anyone to come with her. She said that she wanted 
you to send her that other picture. When I received you picture I carried it to the 
schoolhouse and you have no idea how Della, Jennie, and Nannie Sternberger took on 
over it. One day while I was studying my lesson, Della gave me a piece of paper, 
and told me not to let anyone see it. I wrote to Aunt Jennie [Virginia Manning] this 
evening and I am going to write to Lizzie tonight. Writ to us every chance you get. 
Receive this letter with a kiss.


Your Sister.

				M. E. V. Smith
				Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Smith (don't know what V. stands for)


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