Monday, September 4, 2017

30 June 1905 Partial Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha Wilson

There are a small amount of partial letters.  I don't want them to completely disappear so I am making a post for those as well, in order I found them in the box the letter were store in.  Click here to see more items that relate to Los Angeles.  Click here for more items that relate to St. Louis.  Click here to see the other items Orpha saved.
       Los Angeles, Cal. June 30,1905
                          Friday
                My dear wife
I Recieved four
letter of the 25"
& 26 both of them
at the same  time
 so I did not look
for aney to night
I did not wright
[bottom half of page missing]





               2
they are very pretty and
I am shure you will
like them, Dearest I am
sorry the hot weather keepes up
so long and you have to
suffer so from it we do
not get out real hot weather
hear until Sept & October
they tell me that these





18 June 1905 Partial Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha Wilson

This is a letter written by Robert Wilson to wife Orpha. There are scraps of letters from this time period.  Click here for more items relating to Los Angeles, CA.  Click here for more items relating to St. Louis, MO. Click here to see more letters that Orpha saved.

[Image]       Sunday
 Ocean Park.
                  Los Angeles, Cal. June 18 1905
                 My Dearest wife
I recievd your letter of the 13th
and you say your are Sewing
our Baby clothes yet Dearest
you must have a tremendious
word robe for Baby how I
would love to See all the
little things you have maid
they shure must be pretty
Dearest I do hope you
have good luck with our
Expected Baby and that it
will live to wair all thir
little clothes you have maid





               2
Dearest I hope you are
standing the warm weather
all right if you was
hear you would not have
to suffer so with the heat
to day is just beautifuell
not to warm or to coald I
will be glad when the
time comes when you can
come to me and Injoy this
beautyfuell Country, Dearest
their has just ben a fire
about two Blocks from hear
I stopped wrighting to go and
see it, it was a little
cottage it looks a shame to
See a little home ruined by
                                 fire











Friday, September 1, 2017

18 January 1905 Letter from Robert H. Wilson to Orpha Wilson (Spencer)

This was written by Robert H. Wilson, residing in Los Angeles, and was sent to his wife Orpha in St. Louis MO.  Their first child will be born in July 1905.  The woman Robert is referring to is his wife Florence in Newark, New Jersey.  Click here to see more items relating to Los Angeles.  Click here to see more items that relate to St Louis, MO.  Click here to see the full collection of Orpha's letters.

                         Los Angeles
                       Wensday
                        January 18" 05
My Dearest little wife
I am Sorry to Say
that I did not get
a letter from you
to day I sapose I
wet get 2 tomorrow
Dearest I have two
letters from that
women in Newark
Dearest she has
the nearve to ask
me to come back
to her and care
for her Dearest I
would rather D







         2
Live the Rest of
my Days in Jail
than to have to
live with that
women a gain
sweete heart I think
she has done all
that she can now
that she cant do
aney moor She
would like to
have me come
back to her.  Dearest
I gues I will
have to do whate
Ever is done to







         3
get free of this
women I dont think
the Ass will
help her aney moor
and she has no
other means of
prosacuting me
Dearest I will
send you one of
her letters so you
can get an eydia
of her fealings
Dearest you must
Burn it as soon as you Read it







      4
Dearest I am Wright
in a hurry as I
got up lait a gain
Sweete heart you are
the ondley wife I
have and and the
one that has all
my love Dearest
have courage and
all will come
out Right Just think
of me and our Baby and
try and be Happy
Love and kisse from
Your Loving Husband






21 May 1905 Money for Orpha from Robert H. Wilson

There is a tiny envelope, it says First Christian Church.  It looks like Robert is sending 100 dollars, and Orpha is getting 50.00  I could be misunderstanding.  Their first child will be born in July 1905.  I don't know if the money is for expenses, or Lawyers?  Click here to see more items relating to Los Angeles.  Click here for more items relating to St. Louis.   Click here to see other items Orpha saved.


First Christian Church
COR. ELEVENTH AND HOPE STS.
Date May 21 1905 Am't $ 50/100
Name Mrs R. H. Wilson
Address 723 Kohler St.





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