Letter from Minnie Cunningham (Burgiss) to Etta Bailey — April 26, about 1886 · Greer Heritage Museum collection

Title

Letter from Minnie Cunningham (Burgiss) to Etta Bailey — April 26, about 1886

Accession Number

2022.1.5.6

Accession Date

February 4, 2023

Accession Creator

David Lovegrove

Depositor

Shuman B. Gerald, III

Description

Minnie Cunningham was daughter of Sophonia Cunningham Prince (Victoria’s sister, mentioned in her letters), and Etta’s cousin. She would marry Frank Burgiss, Will’s brother — making her Etta’s sister-in-law as well.

Date

April 26, about 1886

Storage Location

General Archive Box #7 Folder #9

Text

Tuesday April 26”
Home

George delivered your note all “OK.” I am sorry to hear that you are enferring so [much ?] your throat & hope that ere this you are much better. How do you manage to carry on your courting? You will have to take it out in barking at each other. Now, if I had Tonsilitis it would not make so very much difference, for I have no fellow to talk to anyway. You must certainly have your throat well attended to, or it may prove fatal. I rec’d a note from Ida today returning my earrings. She said she guessed I wanted them as she heard I was not wearing my others now. She speaks of going to Washington. Guess I will go, have not fully decided yet. I have just finished a good novel, “A beautiful bird without a name.” I like it very much. I.Y.S. brought it up the other night.
Marshall & John Peter came to see me last Sunday aft & for a change I went to Church with Charlie G. Sunday night.
You need not ask me to persuade Edd to let his mustache grow out, for I assure you I have no influence what-ever him. You asked what the matter. I can not tell. You know what we were a little off about when you were here, well it was not that. Something very different. I had ceased to think about the that. Etta you think have the blues. But my dear girl you have no idea what the blues are. Just wait until you get in my fix & then you can truly know what the blues really mean. But it’s a blessed thing that it is not a killing disease. I have come through all right so far & think I shall survive it.
Am glad to hear that you & your fellow are getting on smoothly & home you will continue to do so. Yes, Love has got the [dead word?] on us, so far as Marshall is concerned. I am going to a “[enshre ?]” party at the [Dufmans ?] tomorrow night. Not with [Harney ?] this time however, am going with Fred. You ought to be here to Lock me out again. There is a big dance at the Mansion House Friday night, I am not going, you know. I wore my new [snit ?] Sunday, but dont like it very much, am [kander ?] tired of it all ready. Have you seen Anna since she went back. Am looking for Emma over soon. Write me soon, & etta for goodness sake dont let any one else see this letter. My love to all
Affectionately Minnie