Letter to Francis Hynes, Hudson, Hilsdale County, Michgian

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Addressed to Francis Haynes, 624 East 3rd St. Santa Ana, Cal.
dated: October 25, 1938, Hudson Michigan..

Dear Brother:

     How are you all?  I think of you every day and have started letters
to you but have never got finished. I started one for your anniversary.
I know this will not reach you on your birthday, wish I had something
nice to send you. Thank you for the money you sent me. I bought me a
pair of shoes and a hat. have been sorry i didn't save it to help get
some glasses. I get so tired of not bing able to see to do things. I
have not felt so good this summer I fell on the ice and frozen snow last
winter striking on my chest did not break any bones I guess but it hurt
pretty bad, seemed to tear me all to pieces inside especially my heart.
Haven't got over it yet. Grover has been working on W.P.A. since last
March. I had a good garden and lots of pretty flowers. Did you get my
card from Detroit? Claude took us down to spend a week with them they
live there. (Claude was Grovers son by his first marriage) They have a
little son since I wrote you. We had a good time I had never been to
Detroit before. You don't know how I want to see you. Are you still
working on your ranch? How are your avacadoes? They have had some here
in the store but they were larger. Do you still have flowers? This is
the peasant hunting season here, we have had several. I have not heard
from George (her younger brother) much. I wrote him where is he and what
is he doing? Must be he didn't like his stay in Michigan. We did the
best we could for him.

We have had several frosts and the leaves are nearly off the trees. We
had snow banks we had to dig through in the back yard and snow bank 2
feet deep in the front porch in the middle of last April. Well tell G.
I'd like to hear from him if he can find time to write. Well how is
Josie (Josephine Williams, Francis's wife) Hope she is o.k.

Write to me brother dearest I get so home sick to see someone who
belongs to me. Well I have got to go down to the store for some
groceries, so must close bye bye     love to all

                        signed:  sister (Emma Estella (Haynes) Hammond

Emma went blind in her later years.





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