Catawba County NcArchives History - Letters .....Letter To Mary Ann Little From S E Proctor ca 1880
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Dear sister I [  ] real myself to let you know that your kind letter now 
received with great joy.  You don’t know how glad I was to hear from you.  I 
don’t think I ever was any glader to hear from any one in my life their [  ] 
from you.  I would have written sooner but this little piece of paper was all 
that I had it was misplaced & couldn’t find it until this evening so when I 
found it I sat right down.  Well we are all well & healthy. I hope this will 
find you [ ].  I was surprised to hear of you having another fine son I 
thought you was done not going to have no more.  Well thank the good one I am 
still clear of any [Zel?].  I don’t know whether I am done or not but hope 
so.  Tell Lock I was sorry to hear of his bad misfortune how did he ever get 
his teeth knocked out he must have them just in now. [ ] I am done rocking my 
boy is it great big fellow he don’t let me nurse him any.  He is always out.  
I would love to see you all one more time Edmon speaks of bringing me [ ] 
theare this fall [   ] children not [ ] try to live right .  Tell William 
Howard as soon as I get some paper I will answer his letter.  I got it about 
the same time I did yours.  Well An’ I have had two messes of peas & two meses 
of Irish potatoes [ ] we have got our corn all ready to plant and some planted 
our cotton all harrowed over & about half choped out if nothing happens.  Next 
week we will finish chopping it all over then and good rain & it will grow.  
Tell John he ought to come down [ ] it fishing [ ] have lots of fish we had in 
it hot line caught lots of the biggest kind.  I just cleaned three nice ones 1 
cut 1 pike 1 trout.  Ed don’t work mutch hisself he is farming runs the flat 9 
[batter] he marks some money every day some days more and some less. We have a 
black boy living with us this is three years he has stayed with. [ ] what 
hirls is that having baby with me dadys write & tell me is Ida to it or not 
give my love to albas & John has she got another held or has her baby turned 
to it [ ] do tell me at [ ] it girl when I saw it give my love to all my bros 
and sisters till then all I write [   ]
S E Proctor


Additional Comments:
Letter found in papers of John Alexander Little, and submitted courtesy of 
Elsie L. Kale.  The letter is written to Mary Ann Robinson Little, from S E 
Proctor.

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