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Title
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Ernestine Wilson Letter, Greer, S.C.
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Accession Number
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2024.16.2.189.1
2024.16.2.189.2
2024.16.2.189.3
2024.16.2.189.4
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Accession Date
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4 November 2025
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Accession Creator
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Meadow Knapp
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Description
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4-page letter to Ernestine Wilson from her friend, Eva Smith
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Contributor
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Eva Smith
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Date
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October 13
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Storage Location
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Box 28, Folder #5
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Text
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1: Front: O
Greer S.C.
October 13.
My Dear Dearest Friend
On this Thursday A.M. there is one little girl not very far from you. who has a great desire to see and talk with you and this one is trying to write to you this very minut. Yet! it seems so long since we have had a long talk and when will I ever have a chance I do hope and trust it wont be long. Well what
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kind of times are you having anyway well with us I guess I had better not fuzz about in to be it is dull you know I do not like to puck cot-ton and that is just what I half to do.
But maybe some old day I wont haf to do this ha ha guess tho i had better not be hoping for so many good things for I fear they will never come this poor girls way. Geewhizz look what a mess on this paper I had not saw it [illegible] this second so of you.
2:Front: You
Thursday night
Dear little Girl I have picked cotton alday long and come to the house at sun gown and Willey S. came to spend [illegible]
night and so I had to go and cook supper for him and it is now about nine oclock and you came [illegible] how tired I am I had not told you before But Maude is sick in bed most all the time she has the sore throte and it is very bad and it doesn't seen to
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get any better she cant hardly talk I do hope it will be better by morning.
I do wonder what you have bin doing today picking cotton I'll bet it seems [illegible] I never was so tired in my life [illegible] it seemed if I didn't write you a few words before retiring I couldn't go to sleep will try and finish your letter tomorrow will bid you good night with one little Kiss Friday P.M. have just finished making dinner have been picking
3:Front: ,,Cares,,
with your one sweet little tongue ,,ha ha ha,, that reminded me of it some one said that to me one time can you guess who it was if I tell you you wont tell wiil you so you wont it was
Mr Bohing
will tell you more about that when I see you and dont tell any one any thing that I have wrote it is just for you and no one else ,, Sweetheart,, I guess you are intending to go
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to A.C. Sunday wish i could be there alday But I dont guess I can come in the morning for you know Maude is sick almost be able to go I dont suppose But if it is possible I will be there in the afternoon and maybe we can get to talk. [illegible] has said something about bringing me if he does I fear I wont have a chance to talk with you hope the [illegible] say any more about it and I will come with Elmer and if you are not [illegible] of with that sport of yours we
4: Front: ,,Me,,
Maude says tell Bertha she was not able to write But would write as soon as she could and I dont think that will be long for she seems [illegible] have to read the letter one so if you can not read it
may have a little chat
Girl are you getting much mail the days yes I know you are But Ive not you know it seems that every body that once knew me has forgotten me ,,But You,, could you wont will you dear
Why was I made to be so Silley I guess that should have bin my name Tird! Well dear i know you are tired of this dull dril old letter and I be [illegible] to go to picking
Back: cotton, "how I do hate" to go [illegible] as I have wrote all the afternoon I [illegible] wishing you about 20 pages this time and tell you all I could there of But didn't have the paper and time so if I dont see you before long [illegible] now please do mine [illegible] soon me due time and Oh! a great long letter and I want you to tell me all I mean All Silly! Good Bye Dear Little girl good Bye
Your truest friend, Forever. Eva
