Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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
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                  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
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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








Monday, October 16, 2017

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


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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






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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





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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








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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




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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




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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




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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




Friday, October 13, 2017

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
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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.