![]() I am just so mad to-day as I can be, I want to go to Barter Brook Barterbrook (Va.) and Father wont let me, for fear of my taking cold Cold, and I dont think there is. Culpeper, VA (22701) Today. Sunny skies. High 88F. Winds light and variable. Tonight. Information, news, entertainment, shopping, homes, classifieds, restaurants, hotels and weather for Richmond, Virginia. By Cecil Hoge. My brother, who happens to be almost 30 years younger than me, is under the impression that my generation was worthless and the source of many of today. Physicians in the Shenandoah Valley: Letters, 1. Scan of page 1. Henkel, Ellen to Henkel, Caspar Coiner, January 4, 1. Stewartsville N J. Jan 4th 1. 86. 0. My dear Brother; - . Yours of the 6th was. I. intended writing to you last. I could. not get at it; your letter. I've received from. I have almost f given over. I look for one every. I ever experienced. Scan of page 2. yesterday Mary, Em, Jack & I went. Easton. Easton (Pa.), had quite a nice. I wrote to Charity several. I cannot imagine. Mr Price, tell him. Charity to write to. I may not have directed. Mr Barkley has. had preaching every night since. Wednesday, Rev Greenward. Monday night. Rev [Ph. A]. last night. I suppose the N MNew Market (Va.). Charlestown. Charlestown (W. Va.). Is there still so much excitement in Va. Virginia Last Friday, (my birthday). I had a dining party. I'm pleased. to know that you have such a. Scan of page 3. fine riding horse. I delivered the. message to Em, she sends her. You said in. your letter, that you may. Charity in. Jersey next Spring. Oh! how. delighted I am. I can scarcely. wait 'till Spring to see you. I will. be satisfied, I know you can. Bring Sue &. some of the children with you. Mary Strader, Em & some =. I. Scan of page 4. I want it to go. with the mail this evening we. Mary has a very sweet little. Ben Franklin. Billie &. Tell Sue to write to me soon. My love to all. Write soon. Sister. Scan of page [envelope]Scan of page 1. Henkel, Ellen to Henkel, Caspar Coiner, January 2. Stewartsville N Jersey. Jan 2. 7th / 6. 0. Dear Brother; - . I've been trying to write. Friday, &. I'm just writing. I was making me a. Dressmaking this week, & I thought I could not. I've too many. correspondents, to do ll them justice. I'm. accused of neglect, forgetfulness, & I don't. I often. wish I could write every day to some. I would have nothing. Scan of page 2. interesting to write to you. I think. I have more room to complain. I received a letter. Charity last week, she had. Spring. You. say I must not be "too sure of. Spring." yet. Caspar I will expect you & will. I'm affraid you. will never come. I know you. will always have as much businiss. I'm very. Scan of page 3. Spirit"Spirit of Democracy. I wish you would send it. It was. quite a nice disscription of the. Christmas. Christmas Tree." do you know the. John Fulmer from Pike. Pike County (Pa.). Mr Chamberlin from New York. Em dined with us on. Monday. Em sent to N York for. I took them. the soles are half. Em & I were over at Easton. Easton (Pa.) this. How is the choir prospering since. Cousin N- has left. I hope you. all will not let the choir of down. Caspar I want to hear something. Scan of page 4. about my Ablum, have you written. I have. not heard from Mag Miller. Is. she still in York. York (Pa.)? Em & I are. Va. Virginia next Summer a year. Em says we talk as much about. A team just now passed with a. African Americans driving; looked like Va. Virginia. I have promised all the girls that. I will take you to see them. I met one of my old schoolmates. Lizzie Egbert) at a pic- nic last. Summer, she promised to visit me. Nov., she wrote me some time. January, she lives some distance. Lizzie was one of. I will. close with the expectation of hearing. Tell Frank S- I dreamed. Write soon. Billie & all send their best. Mother says she. does wish you would. Ellen[written sideways on page 1]. Tell Annie she msut not get out of the notion of visiting me soon. Scan of page [envelope]Scan of page 1. Coiner, Fannie to Henkel, Caspar Coiner, January 2. Mountain View. Jan 2. Cousin Casper. I am just so mad to- day. I can be, I want to go to Barter Brook. Barterbrook (Va.) and. Father wont let me, for fear of my taking cold. Cold, and. I dont think there is any danger, for I have. Measles two weeks. I know. better than he does) and by way of reconciliation. I will write to you. We have all gotten nearly. Measles. Mary looks a little like she. Charles had. a spell of toothe. Tooth pulling last night. Dr Watson. drew it for him. Such a time as we have had. I know you never saw. The long, and much dreaded. Measles got us at last, and I thought too about. I had them worst, it would be my last. Dr Watson laughed at me all the. I had a notion some times to get out of bed. O! the aggravating things I wont say. They all say I had the square toed kind for I cant wear a pair of shoes. I did before (only [very pair]). Mary Lizzie was very sick. Father is complaining a good deal, his back is full. I hope they will be a benefit. Scan of page 2. Caspar my letters to you are always filled with. I hope you wont think I am like. Aunt Dolly. I think this will be the last of that. I hope so) Aunt Dolly. Cousin Kit is still. I am afraid she will never be well. We were all very sorry that Susan didn't get up. Gids and we not know it) Mary did not receive her. Since then we have had no one to go to the. I hope we never will have. Mary & Ellick give quite. I felt very much. I know I would have. I could. not express a wish to go knowing that Mary ought. I enjoyed my Christmas. Christmas, very much in a quiet way. I didn't get to but one before the. Measlestook me. I havent seen Beck since. I cannot tell you anything about her. I saw Gid, I suppose it has been a month. And Ellen has'nt written me a line since. November, I think it was. I feel. Scan of page 3. I could scold her well, about neglectting her friends in that manner, and then again. I think I have done enough of it, will just. Mag & Sid Miller, too have been. I haven't heard from. Sometimes I think. I do, and so often, I sit when I am. I do. The number though that I spend. I have the most implicit confidence, and. There is my two dear. Lewisburg. Lewisburg (W. Va.) Uncle Frank & Ginnie Stalnaker, poor. I do not think she is long for this world I have. I may never meet again. Ressa] Hunter, (Lyle), I give many a thought, and another. I can scarcely hope to meet again in. Sallie Olney (Grills) besides my dear old New. Market. New Market (Va.) & Winchester. Winchester (Va.) friends whom I love so dearly. Ellen), and several fast friends in my own. I love and cherish. I wonder whether I am not too much wraped. I would feel it. Scan of page 4. Tell Susan to be sure and come up very soon to. Ellick or Charles will be well. Staunton. Staunton (Va.), and. Father wont let one of us put our heads out. Brown Patterson. took the measles. Measles just at the same time I did, and. Father. Dr Watson says. Cold, but I suppose I have written. I have told you about Brown, because I. I must have a party, as we had missed. I fully determined to get up one. Casper be sure and write me soon, I love to. I cannot get out to see any body. I dont. expect you can read the half of this. I find when. I go to write that my hand is weak yet, and. I have written a dozen lines. Scan of page [envelope]Scan of page 1. Henkel, Susan and Coiner, Fannie to Henkel, Caspar Coiner, February 1. South River, Feb. Monday morning. Dear Brother,- . I thought I would write. We got. to Staunton. Staunton (Va.) 1. Jew from. Winchester. Winchester (Va.), he was very kind to. Staunton. Staunton (Va.). I done when I went. I run right to the bed, to see about the cover. Scan of page 2. 1. Elick come so we. Mrs. Chapman. Mary C. Elick came. directly we left he said he looked. Dr. Chapman and he brought him. Hotel where we were, but. We went to preaching yesterday. I saw Griff Read he and his. We look. for Lige and Sarah Margaret. Fannie has invited. Aunt Polly is about the. Uncle Sam's little girl is geting. Pain. and measles. Measles. Mary says she is. Scan of page 3. don't know when she will come. Mrs Sibert gotten home. We have had a great. Charlie we could not. We stoped to. see Susan when we came from. Staunton. Staunton (Va.), Fannie had gone that. Elick. Cousin Mary send. I am gone. Fannie says you must not write. Mary Cowen, and. she wont write to you untill. I will close. Scan of page 4. Fannie will write some. I have. not seen Gid or Beck, but they are. Beck has her. Write soon to your Sister. Sue. P. S. You know a womans letter. Sue has run short I suppose. I must do it. I recd your last letter. You wished to know more about. Mr Measles. Measles" (as Gid says) we are all. Pain indeed I cannot. John's & Uncle Sam's family. Their. friends though have done and are. I hope now there will be no. Dont look for the girls before. Spring. I am going to keep them I will. Winchester. Winchester (Va.). Scan of page 1. Henkel, Ellen to Henkel, Caspar Coiner, February 1. Stewartsville NJ. Feb 1. 5th / 6. 0 My dear Brother: - . This afternoon I will. I'll proceed, yet, cannot.
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