19 July 1906 Letter from Florence Wilson to Julius Spencer

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Mr J. H. Spencer
6306 Suburban Ave.
St. Louis, MO

 I send My
love to you
and Best regards
              1
                  Newark, NJ
Mr Spencer       July 19 06
My Dear Friend.
I take the pleasure in Writing
to you to night as there is
no one.  My Dear Friend in
this world I Would rather
Write to aghan.  you and
I always love to receive
your ever Dear letters so
haveing not heard from
you Dear Mr Spencer I was
thinking perhaps you were
sick.  But Dearest Friend
I am hoping you are not
sick.  I hoap you are




     
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enjoying good health.
and also your Mama
and sister Well Dear Friend
I have ben looking and
longing for a letter from you
I am hoaping you received
My letter all right.  Well I
am thinking of you to night
Dearest friend and Oh how
I was Wishing you were here
last evening to go to the
Band concert at Branch
Brook Park.  I did not go.
But I went a week ago last evening
and it was very fine But
Oh I was longing and
wishing you were here to go.
With me you could have



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enjoyed it all and
enjoyed the lovely singing
so I Will send the
Program to you that
piece Dear Friend
keep on the sunny side
was just grand
Well the weather is
lovely here now.
Dear Mr Spencer.
now I am going
to send you a
few little flowers
like some in
the yard here. they
Will remind you
altho you are far away
that I am thinking
of you and would
love very mutch
to see you and would
be more than glad to see you

          4
We send our love and regards
remember me to your
mama and sister
Dearest friend I will be
hoaping to hear from
you soon now and I
would love to see you.
We would certenly go see
coney Island and
Electrin Park and those
places.
  Well dear friend I will
close for this time with love
and Best regards to you and
a kiss Your ever loveing
Friend Florence
hoaping to hear
from you soon good night
                     Dear Friend

11 June 1906 Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha May Wilson

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Los Angeles, CAL
    JUN 12
      1 PM
   STA. F
Mrs Robert H. Wilson
6306 Suburban Ave
St Louis MO

R.H. Wilson
217 E 12th St
Los Angeles, Cal





      Los Angeles
           Monday
            June 11" 06
My Dear little wife
your letters of
sunday also the
message of to Day
whitch is the
most welcome
news I have
had since I
came to Los Angeles
I had bout given
up Expecting aney
Good news








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Dearest I trust
You will be on
Your way long
be for this letter
reaches St. Louis
this will be
Saturdays letter
and I feal quite
shure you will
be off befor
that time I will
not wright again
untill I hear a
gain from you.
Dearest I expect






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that tonight is
the happyest one
You have expr-
rised in a long
time it is to
me I am shur
Hattie will be
delighted when
she hears the
news in the
AM, it is now
9 30 and I was
laying a crost
the Bed when
the Door Bell







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I heard it ring
and heard the
land lady Ask
hoo it is and
a minute later
she called me
and said it was
a telegram for
me the first
thing she asked
has aney thing
hapened your
wife I told
her the news
and she was






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pleased to know
that you was
coming Dearest I
will be impatient
untill I see You
and Baby and
trust you will
start on your long
Journey at once
Dearest I will
stop now write
all my Love and
Kisses to Mama &
Baby and best wishes
to all You Husband
                  Bob

18 May 1906 Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha May Wilson

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 Los Angeles
         Friday
      May 18 06
My Dear little wife
your letter came on
time as usuell
but I did not send
one this AM I
wrote a letter
last night but
was out of stamps
so I did not get
to mail it as I
could not get aney
stamps so Early
in the AM I







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Put it in with
this letter so You
will get it Just
the sounde, Dearest
I am glad to know
that Mr Fisher
still thinks their
is some hopes
for us yet I
had about lost
all hopes in the
case I do hope
it will be in
our favor when
it is settled
I am glad to
hear that Florence





   
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is anxious for
the case to be
settled she is
so fickled I was
a fraid some body
might induce
her to drop it,
Dearest I did
not see aney
of the Taylors to
day, Dearest I guess
You aint going
to get to see
the Fiesta paraids
I think I will
have to work the
two nights of
the paraid I

               4
think they
Intend sending
shop men with
the floats they
are something
swell I think
Sundays Times
will have good
pictures of them
the times men
was one half day
taking pictures of
them Dearest I have
no special news
I will close
Love & Kisses to
Mama & Baby from
your Husband   Bob

17 May 1906 Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha May Wilson

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 Los Angeles
               Thursday
                May 17" 06
My Dear little wife
Your letter of Sunday
the 13" & not the [?]
arrived on time,
Dearest I am at a
loss to know what
to wright about
my letters read
nearley the same
from day to Day I
Cant finde aney
thing of interest
to wright about






  2
Dearest it is a
wonder Florence
mentioned the
case in her letter
to Judie I sapose
she is getting
ancious to have
it settled I wish
I could have a
hand in settling
it, Dearest I am
sorry to hear that
mother is not
fealing so well
I hope she dont
have aney set backs
but continues to improve





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Dearest I took
Supper with Mr & Mrs
Hurley Taylor they
had straw Berries &
short cake I have
ben getting a good
shair of short cake
of late, Mrs Taylor
is getting [extra?]
familiar on short
acquiantence she
calls me Rob
now and Hurley
asks their oldest
girl is she helow
said helow to Uncle
Bob I dont see





    4
why they teach
their children to
call I might say
total strangers
Uncle or Aunt I
would not care to
have my children
calling every bod
Uncle or Aunt or
Sister or Brother
I dont like to get so
Intimate, Dearest I
sill stop now &
go to bed Love &
Kisses to Mama &
Baby from your
Husband  Bob

8 May 1906 Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha May Wilson (Spencer)

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 Los Angeles
              Tuesday
             May 8 "06
My Dear little wife
Every time I put
the above date
down I think of
Babys birth day I
guess You do to
for you nearly
always mention it,
Dearest I am a fraid
You was badly
disapointed Yesterday
as I got one of
my sleapey spells








     2
I lay down on
the top of the
bed clothed not
Intending to go to
sleap that was
About 6 30 and I
did not know
aney thing moor
untill 11 30 then
I woke up
Dreaming of you
and Baby I tried
to rember what
I dreampt so I
could tell You to
night but I have
for gotten most of
my Dream I do




        3
rember a little
about Baby I thought
I was laying on
on the Bed with
Baby beside me and
she was minde
and I thought
she was the
prettyest and fat-
est Baby I ever
saw and she
talked with me
but I Cant rember
what a bout I
wish I could re-
call it all so I
could tell You




   4
at aney rait it
was a verry
pleasant dream and
if Baby is like I
saw her last
night she must
be a little beauty
and I do long
so mutch to see
her and you
Equley as mutch
Dearest if you dont
get to come in
the verry near
future You must
get Babys pictures
taken get good ones






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nothing cheap,Dearest
if you dont get
to come out hear
soon you Can look
for me back in
the middle west
I must see You
and Baby an be-
for long I just
cant stand it
mutch longer I
will not leave
hear untill I hear
the decision in
Newark and then
if I decide to leave
hear I will make




   6
you aquanted with
what Ever I Intend
doeing. Dearest I
got the Sample
of your new dess
dress and I hope
it makes up nice
for I want my
little wife to look
as nice as possible
Dearest I stoped
at Hatties to night
and had supper-
with them they
are all as well
as usuell Excepting
Hattie she is
Complaining with




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neuralgia, Dearest
You say Mrs Halaylor
says she does not
like it hear as
well as she thought
she would I dont
think she has seene
mutch yet to know
if she will like
it or not I am
shure You will
like it hear I
will at least
make it as Pleasant
for you as my
means will permit
Dearest I promised
Hurley to call on



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them Sunday and
take supper with
them I dont want
get to thick with
them or they
with me I dont
want them to get
in the habit
they had in St
Louis making their
selves to mutch at
home, Dearest I think
I have maid up
for not wrighting
last night Love and
Kisses to Mama &
Baby from your
Husband  Bob

29 April 1906 Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha May Wilson (Spencer)

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 Los Angeles, CAL
 APR 30
 4 - P M
1906

Mrs Robert H. Wilson
6306 Suburban Ave
St Louis MO

       Los Angeles
                     Sunday
                  April 29 06
My Dear little wife
I will wright you
just a few lines
to say that this
has ben a verry
lonsome day for
me I longed for
something all day
and can not tell
what it is I have
come to the con-
clusion that it is
You and Baby I
Even went to








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the Theater this
Eavening thinking
that would satisfie
me but that is
not what I wanted
so I have maid
up my minde
it is you that
I have be long-
ing for all day
Dearest if you
dont come to me
soon I dont know
what will become
of me it is
now 11:30 and I
have no moor






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dezire to go to
bed then if it
was 6 Oclock I trust
you and Baby are
asleap and in
sweete dream lands
I felt all Day
like I wanted to
go to Hatties and
still I could not
make up my
minde to go I
guess she will
think I dont want
to associate with
them I some
times feal that

         4
Hattie has not
ben as freindly
with you as she
might have ben
I may stop in
and see them
on my way from
work tomorrow
evening Dearest I
will stop now
hopeing this weak
will bring us
some good news
Love and kisses to
Mama & Baby from
your lonley Husband
            Bob

30 April 1906 Envelope From Florence Wilson to Julius H Spencer

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Newark, N.J.
    APR 30
    12:30 P M
        1906

Mr J H Spencer
6306 Suburban ave
St Louis MO.

Folded Note From Florence to Robert, and Robert to Orpha

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 PS
the other letter
is just a bout
the same as
this one
         Bob

so I will be expecting an answer
from you to this letter
your wife
Mrs. Florence Wilson
       82 Cutler St.
        Newark  NJ

25 April 1906 Letter from Hampson & Parry to J. I. Fisher

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William Edgar Hampson                          William H. Parry
                                       Law Offices Of
                                     Hampson & Parry,
                                     800 Broad Street.
                                      Rooms 425-426
Telephone 2554-R                                  Newark, N.J. April 25. 1906

                       J.I. Fisher
                        Dear Sir; The papersin the Wilson
case are still in the hands of the Chancellor.
                                     
                                         Yours truly
                                      Hampson & Parry.

22 February 1906 Letter from Robert Wilson to Orpha Wilson

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Los Angeles
                  Thursday
                    Feb 22 "06
My Dear little wife
I do feal hart
sorry for you and
would make aney
sackrefise in my
power if I Could
mend this offel
trial and hart
breaking I Can und-
Erstand and do re-
live just how You
feal about this
offel disapointment
Dearest I try to make
the best of things

        2
but it is offel hard
I aint verry mutch
disapointed in re-
guards to the letter
or the way things
have gone against
us I did not look
for aney thing
different it is a
hard thing to get
a devorce in the
East And I had
an impresion it was
the same in the
west if I was not
so Ignorant All






hart brakeing And
worry And I may
Add Shame on
my Part my
People have not
wrote to me in
a bout a year that
a lone is pretty
hard on me but
If I had you and
Baby I could be
Happy and Contended
of corse I would like
to have the good
will of my People
Dearest tell Judie
if he will go to





    4
New Jersey and give
what ever testimony
is Requires I will
stand all his expense
Including the time
or wages he would
lose while he is a
way I dont Care
about the cost if
I can ondley have
You and our Baby
for Ever afterwards
life is not worth
liveing and be in
the misery and
down harted mood I
am in all the time

          5
I have about 75.00
Dollars and if Judie
goes to Jersey at
once I will for
ward that Amount
to defray his expence
if I could wire
this information You
would have had it
be for I want to
sleep to night as
it is we will have
to wait 4 Days
longer if Judie
desides to go Just
wire me. Judie has
gone East and You

      6
Caus to regret it
Dearest I will stop
for to night as I
am in a bad
mood to night
Dearest You have
all my sympthy
for I am shure You
takeit a lot harder
than I.  Love and Kisses
to my Poor little
hart broken wife and
inocent Baby  Yours  Bob

13 Feb 1906 Letter from Florence Wilson to Julius H. Spencer

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Newark. N.J.
Feb 14
2 - AM
1906

Mr J H Spencer
6306 Suburban av
St Louis Mo
In Haste








               Newark NJ
Mr Spencer             Feb 13/06
               Dearest Friend
I received your kind letter
and will write letting
you know the sad news
of my Dear Fathers Sad
suddent Death Friday Feb 9th
he went to Work as Well
as usual Friday Morning
and was brought back home
an hour later.
Funeral at 2 Oclock Wensday
I was glad to hear from
you Dear Friend.
and hope you are all
Well.  Dear Friend
I send My love and Best
regards to you all
and My love and Best regards to you


now please forgive
My short letter.
Your true loveing Friend
            Florence
We have a tereable
shock.
so good night Dear Friend
 received word of
the death of my
cousin Josie Kinney
a young lady 35 years old
died suddent Saturday
Feb 10 at Bethelem PA
after sending the word
to them of Dear Father Death
hoping to hear from you soon

Social Dance Invitation by the Columbia Council for 8 December 1905

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        YOURSELF AND LADIES
ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A
             SOCIAL DANCE
             GIVEN BY THE
COLUMBIA COUNCIL NO. 4, D. OF L.
          AT LINDLEY HALL
  SIXTEENTH AND MAIN STREETS
                DEC 8 - 1905
                   AT 8:30
[hand written]
I guess we will
have to Send our
           Regrets

Masquerade Ball Invitation 27 October 1905

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Mr.............................
YOURSELF AND LADY ARE CORDIALLY
INVITED TO ATTEND A

Masquerade Ball

   -TO BE GIVEN BY-

Companion Court Morris Vineyard
No. 152, I.O.F.

AT  FORESTER'S TEMPLE

FIRST AND SPRING STREETS

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27TH 1905
                MACCABEE ORCHESTRA
Admission  25 Cents                           Prizes Given

13 October 1905 Letter from Florence Wilson to Julius H. Spencer

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              82 Cutler St.
           Newark NJ 130 05
Mr Spencer
         My Dearest Freind
I received your Dear kind
letter and always welcome
letters and was glad to hear
from you.  and received the
Money order all right.
and will take the money
to them and do as best I
understand about it.
But your to good and
I thank you Dear friend.
for all kindness.
You did right about your
lawyer as you understand
Best Dear Friend.
about it better than I
and I am pleased.





the weather is verry fine
here. so far and have
had fine weather clear
and nice for a while.
the last of this month
is Hallow eve and you
can see a grand
Parade out there in there
uniforms. so you were
Working Sunday Repearing
an automobile if I were
there we could have
taken a ride.
  I was spending last
Sunday at Paterson with
my cousin Mrs. William
Harlor and I sent
you a postle from there
and not knowing if
you will receive it or not
not knowing your
number when I sent it


I hope you are all enjoying
good health and glad
to hear that you Dear Friend
are well.   I am as Well
as usual and getting
over my cold.
  Dearest Friend.
It would please me
if you were to live
in the East. if you could
do as well as where
you are. or do better.
and I would care to
have you come and would
be glad.  Dear Friend
so you were busy
getting cars ready for
the parade
to day is verry fine
so summer like for
this time of year.


the fall Weather is so
dreary I think and sad.

I send my Best regards
to your mama and
sister.
I will try not Worry as Best I can Dear Friend
If you care.

We are all as Well as
usual and send regard
so I will close for this
time hoping to hear from
you forgive me for not being so prompt
I send My love. and
Best regards to You
and remain as ever Your true
and loveing Friend   Florence.