A LETTER
GEORGE WASHINGTON BERRIAN
TO
JAMES LUCIUS EDWIN CLARK
July 30, 1883
contributed by CHARLOTT Y. JONES
luvnnonni@aol.com
Bemen Morris Co Kansas
July the 30th 1883
Dear Nephew
we received your letter a few days ago we oll was Glad to here from you and
here that you was doing so very well and enjoying your Self so well I hope it may
continue so I was sorrey you did not want that peace of land as i think it would of
made you a nice home and a Good one too i dont think it can be bot for a nice Sum
in a few years as land is on the rase oll the time and a large Emegrashian to this part of the state
but I expect you no best well Lue can you Get james picture and send it to me as i
would like to have one O yes i spent my forth bunkum I plowed
corn oll day and went and sene them dance at night I would have bot a ticket and
would have Shook my foot if i could have got the old women in the notion as i coll
it well Lue do you think you will ever Come back I feel very
lonsem Since you have Gon a way you all ways seamed like one of my one
children well i dont no of eny thing else to rite pleas rite soon and a
long letter from
George W. Berrian
Well tee hee little Lue it is a raning to day and that is why George is in the house and he is in
a Good umer for talking and that is why i rite to day well lue you spoke soe thing a
bout you uniting your hart and hand for life well if you do i hope you will be
happey and do well through life please send me the picture of that prettey peace of
calico ad i will send you some bodeys picture in return now dont get made i wont
tell you who it will bee i leve you to Gess that is when you get
it well Lue william wants you to rite to him his addres is Coffeyville Montgomery
Co Kans well Lue the children is so noisey that i can not half rite i can not think of
half i want to rite so i will bring this miserbell letter to a close if you can read it
you will do well from tint to Lue O yes do you ever here from
brimfield eney more and if so how are they oll getting along and is wolter or emmey married yet
and George says is Charlot well and will well rite some and dont for get it and i
will try and do better next time
O yes i must not foret to tell you we had Rosten ears all we Could Eat the 4th of
July o now i wish you Could have bin hear and helped me eat Corn
George
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