[Letter of Bettie Bonner, May 6, 1919, to Joel Isaac Bonner]

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             Fairfield, Tex
             May 6, 1919
My dear dear Joel,
   How are you? We 
are all right we got your 
letter yesterday so glad 
to hear from you. It 
was written April 15.
We haven’t heard any more 
from John L since he 
left Camp Mill, he was 
on his way to Camp Dodge. 
I wrote and told you about 
him landing. But I am sure 
he wrote you before he 
left over there, if he 
had a minute time. 
I know he wrote you.
When you get back on this 
side won’t we all be so 
happy. I went to [the] garden 
this morning and gathered 

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peas, turnip, lettuce & 
onions. We are going to 
have them for supper and 
after I gathered the vegetables 
I went all over the hog 
pasture and gather[ed] a quart 
of berries, so we are 
going to have a pie--it is 
the first we have had. 
Every body all around 
have had a good many. 
Artie has put up about 
18 jars of berries.
   Aunt Lizzie was up here 
to day it is the first 
time she has been here 
since she got hurt. 
Papa, Sneed, and I went 
down to bottom field this 
evening and planted out 
some tomatoes. We are 
planting them their[there]

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in the sorghum patch.
We have 10 rows of tomatoes 
planted. Their[They’re] going to plant 
about 3 more. Going to plant 
the rest of the patch in 
watermelon and muskmelon. 
Not going to plant any 
sorghum to make up 
this year. Papa says he just 
hasn’t got time.
   We sold 5 gallons of molasses 
yesterday evening to that 
Negro Govant.
   Joel, that negro Walter Hunter
got home Sun. I don’t know 
where he went across or not.
Fred Carter got to Fort Worth 
yesterday so guess he will 
be home in a few days. 
Hunter is plowing corn this 
week, Oliver has been helping 
J. B. plant cotton.
   
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Wed. Morn. May 7, 1919
   We are all right, hope you 
are to[o]. We had a good rain 
this morn[ing]--it began to 
rain just as we got through 
eating breakfast so they 
haven’t gone to the field yet.
I think they are going over 
and help J. B. diliver 
some goat to Cousin Willie 
he sold 30 head to Cousin 
Willie for $3.00 per head. 
He is just going to keep 
10 head. Well, don’t know any 
thing else. With love Sister