Letter from Victoria Cunningham Bailey to Margaret Cunningham Sullivan — July 3, 1867
- Title
- Letter from Victoria Cunningham Bailey to Margaret Cunningham Sullivan — July 3, 1867
- Accession Number
- 2022.1.1.25
- Accession Date
- February 4, 2023
- Accession Creator
- David Lovegrove
- Depositor
- Shuman B. Gerald, III
- Date
- July 3, 1867
- Storage Location
- General Archive Box #7 Folder #5
- Text
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Pleasant Grove
July 3rd [or 5th] /867
My dear Sister
I know you think strange of me for not writing to you before this, but I will offer no excuse only negligence. I hoped you would have visited us before this but I see you have failed, and now as soon as I think the farmers are through with there plowing I shall begin to look.
In the outset let me say to you we in this country are destitute of news. Without it is that Mrs. Addie Dillard has twin boys (that I think is news) they are very fine children one of them had a tooth at a week old This may look unreasonable but it is true for I saw it. The Dr. thought best to take it out and did so. They weighted eight-pound each when born.
Mrs. Mary Ross also has a daughter about six weeks old.
We have been having very fine rains for some time past and crops look fine except wet bottom, wheat crops is very good, it is supposed, very few have had any threshed yet John will begin next Tuesday.
I heard from our old home yesterday They are all well. Pa has turned off Lou the cook they had when was there. Harriet has come back home she and Mother does there own work. Mothers health is about as usual her leg is better, she says they get along finely Harriet is right smart, (Patsy has another daughter and says she is determined to come home another year. Mother received a letter from Leah not long since, she is in Florida cooking for some widow lady, wants to come back this fall on a visit.
We had the Rev. Morse with us Wednesday night preached at Tabor Thursday but it being such a busy time with the farmers there was rather a small congregation he inquied about you all and told me he and Mr. & Mrs Glenn spent a very pleasant day with you all. he has a great deal of chat.
Mr. Bailey is still teaching school his school is rather small now in consequince of the grass growing so rapidly. he is employed this evening in nursing, I hardly know what to say about my sweet babe, she is crawling all about and is into all kinds of mischief. but it is given up by competent Judges that she is a perfect beauty but I aught not to say that for a great many persons say she is the image of you. Can [missing, possibly “just”] talk calls Daddy & cat now isn’t that [missing].
Johns family is well, Mamie is talking seems to think a great deal of [Maggee?]. Brook & Johny is learning very fast at school.
Mr. Bailey says give his best respects to you all and hopes to be at home when you come again. Maggie, Etta Bailey sends a kiss to all and two to Lizzie come up soon you and all. Remember me to all the girls & Addie & family also Mr. S. & George & [Pa?]. Your loving sister
V E Bailey
- Relation
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Etta Bailey Burgiss papers
Part of Letter from Victoria Cunningham Bailey to Margaret Cunningham Sullivan — July 3, 1867