Lubbock Co., TX - Letter: N.M. Higtower To Raleigh 1919
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Lubbock
Oct 11th 1919

Dear old Unkel [uncle] Rol, [Raleigh Hightower - Frost Navarro Co TX] I will
write you a few lines to let you no [know] I haven't forgot you nor never will
as you are always was ready to help me any time I call on you.

I sertny [certainly] would of come to see you while I was there to help but my
dear old father alway tho we had so much to do and I had been away from home
far 3 weeks. I had to get back tho if ever things go along all rite I think I
will come to see all the kin and all of my old friend in mar tho we can't tell
what will come by that time.

I want to find Biley by that time so he will meet there I haven't heard from
him in a year.  I want no [know] his post office. Wish you would rite and tell
me his post office. Well it has been raining here for a month has been lots of
feed lost here tho maybe it will clos offf. sometime I have lots of feed up
and lots in the feed in shacks that is going to run fast. well my stock all
looks well grass is fine and trade is good land is going up ever day here and
lots selling here.  Guess I will have to sell out  they are some body here
ever few days trying to buy me out you no tho I don't like to trade.

Well Liddy Elah just like Some of my kin woman she stays with the chicken all
the time I stay with the hogs. I have 50 of the prettiest hogs sold a ? the
other day fro 20 per pound the ? sas guess I will sell all of our meat hogs if
I do I will ive off rabits hogs is worth to much to eat.  Well ??  I wish you
was here to help us eat  ? this lakes is fool of ? Witt and myself has killed
10 wolves this year so you see we have had plenty of meat.  well tel the boys
hello for me and all of my old friends. Wood [would] like to see you all hope
this letter will fin you all well  leaves us all fine and o family.

Hope to hear from you all soon. Come to call and best wishes to everybody as
ever
Nate  Hightower
So By By

Nathan Marion Hightower, married Elah Haynes
Son of Charnel Berrien & Martha McCord Hightower
grandson of Thomas Preston & Louisa Hodge Hightower

1920 United States Federal Census > Texas > Lubbock > Justice Precinct 4 >
District 176

116
Hightower, N.M. 53
Elah wife 48
Willie son 19
Odle dau 15
C.B. son 11
T.C. son 9
Cliet son 22
Lucile 18 dau-in-law

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