Ernestine Wilson Envelope and Letter, Greer, S.C., November 8, 1910 · Greer Heritage Museum collection

Title

Ernestine Wilson Envelope and Letter, Greer, S.C., November 8, 1910

Accession Number

2024.16.2.191.1
2024.16.2.191.2
2024.16.2.191.3
2024.16.2.191.4
2024.16.2.191.5
2024.16.2.191.6
2024.16.2.191.7
2024.16.2.191.8
2024.16.2.191.9

Accession Date

4 November 2025

Accession Creator

Meadow Knapp

Depositor

Kala Kennemore

Description

"A sixteen page letter" "Tho very dull" to Ernestine Wilson from her friend, Eva Smith

Contributor

Eva

Date

November 8, 1910

Storage Location

Box 28, Folder #5

Text

191.2: Front:
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"A sixteen page letter"
"Tho very full"
Greer, S.C.
Nov 8 1910
Dear Little Girl
With more love then words could ever express I will once again write you one of those old dull letters
And before I go any faith let me ask you not to expect any thing much in this letter and please do not get worried with this silley little Girl I told you if I did not get to see you and talk

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with you before I wrote this time I would tell you something
But Gee! my heart have failed and I cannot tell you in this letter you know it might get misplaced or something and some one besides the little girl, that I wrote it to might read it so be patient awhile longer and some old day I will tell you me will have one more face to face talk and I will

191.3: Front:
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I sent it True
this has two meanings
tell you all if you will vow to all that is good that you will not tell a lining sole for I would not have another lining sole to know it now dont you tell any one what I have just wrote. Tho I know you to well to think that you would
Well {sweetheart} what are you doing anyway. Tho I guess you are planning to get married arent you dear? and having a lit

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of fun all the time with me times are dull I mean during the week one Sunday they are some what better I wish Seare would come more often dont you? ha ha I know that I am silley But Hush!!! dont tell me that I [illegible] La La Ta Ta you know I have picked cotton until my ,,Back,, goes to hurting every time it is mentioned or every time I look at it and now dont you think I have picked enough? I do But

191.4: Front:
[Top space of letter continuing the message from the top space of the back of 191.9] By the way dont you forget to save me one of your pickles for I sure do want one now please do keep one for me I am going to expect it I will close La La [End of the letter]

[Continuation of message on the front of 191.3]

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what good does that do for I will just have to pick right on the same.
Say if you dont often I believe I will write some with pen and nick you for that old pencil is as dull as a Fron and I cant find a knife anywhere and this old pen is not much better Wednesday A.M. If minute after night and I have just I got home and ate my breakfast was up last night until five oclock this morn Mr Wallie Ray has a very

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sick child it has Dipthera and it doesn't seem like it can fine very much longer and I sit up all night with it and now what if I take it I do hope that I wont for after seeing that little child supper as it does it does not seem tho like that I could start it and so you can [illegible] how I feel this morning Maud is upstairs in the Bed and I suppose Ill be there one the day has come to a close Well Dear

191.5: Front:
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I know that you are not interested in any thing that there is in this letter but please do not blame me for it is mot my fault Ho! if you know with how much love it is written you would say she is not to blame
"Ernestine!! let me tell you one thing and I want you to take it for the [illegible] for if the truth was ever uttered it is one there is not another Girl under the Sun take it I

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love as I do you except my "Sir" of over there are other girls which I think a lot of but more other that I can think of are I do of you [illegible] one that I can hurt as I can you Tho in my right you have found yourself worth of any but that could ever be lanished upon you. you are so kind hearted and good and as long as there is a heart in me I will [illegible] be very true

191.6: Front:
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friend and I [illegible] that you are a friend to me yes I call "Ernestine" my best friend out sole my one people and you know of times I think is in cruel that we can not be together more often there we are why is it the very one that I want to see and [illegible] and talk with is tho is the very one that I dont get to see and i do want to talk with you one more time before you

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get ,,married,, and from what I can heare I will half to see now soon if my wish is granted Gee! I will hafto bid you good Bye for Ive [illegible] sleepy I cant write any more a kiss and Bye Bye
Thursday Night, 3 minute until seven and I am still tired and sleepy for I had to sit up again last night Mary Harkers Baby was [struck out] is sick and I sit up with her until eleven

191.7: Front:
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oclock or near and so if nothin presents. I suppose I'll do some sleeping tonight, dont you guess so; and I wonder if I will I will I [I will I struck out] dream any tonight and if I do I wonder what it will be about tho I know it will be something about the dear little girle that I am thinking of a greal deil of my time lately and the one that I am trying to write to just now

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[Top space of letter continuing the message from the end of the back of 191.9] for my sak do please dont let any one see this and I guess you had better burn it for some but it might give some one a shock [illegible] you I mean and in your last letter you spok of me burning your letters before I get married well dear look one page 13 [13 struck out] 13 [continued on top space of the front of 191.8]

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By the way. "Girle" I like to have forgotten but I saw your Father and Mother pass here yesterday and they was in Alice's bugy and when I just saw there I thought it was him Dear! when you and [illegible] gets married I wonder if you and him will pass here as often as he some-times does. ha. ha. and if you do wont you sometimes stop and take with your poor little lonley friend "Eva" for she will always

191.8: Front:
[Top space of letter continuing the message from the top space of the back of 191.7] if I dont burn this with these which I will not I fear that they will never be burned because of the reason I fear that will never be, Ta Ta and you spoke as if you guess Newt and I would some day be married well I guess not [continued on the top space of the back of 191.8]

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be glad to see and talk write the one girle she have always "loved" you know of times I get to thinking and I just think and think and I wonder what will become of me when you are married for then I fear you will not be with me as you are now Ah!! no I dont believe thiss, you will always be the same sweet little girle wont you? Well! Well! Well! where are you going Sunday cant you come

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[Top space of letter continuing the message from the top space of the front of 191.8] I wonder if this is the last letter Eva Smith will write to Miss Ernestine Wilson I fare there will be some [illegible] changed be long. how will it sound. Mrs Ernestine Hendrix. Very Very good in one way Tho to use I dont like it for I dont want you to use so be one last old name about ha ha [continued on the top space of the front of 191.9]

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afternoon to preaching and if nothin else mayee [mayee struck out] mabey I could get to make some You! Yoo! eyes at you if you could keep from blushing La Te Ta ha
Now dear wont you please answer real soon real soon next week if you knew how very much pleasure it gives me in to read your dear letters you would write me one every day almost [illegible] you dear dearest Ernestine home I very d [d struck out] thiss frend Eva Smith

191.9: Front:
[Top space of letter continuing the message from the top space of the back of 191.9] Im sure be glad when Sunday comes want you for thiss I was I hafto pick cotton, and there - you know the next from experience ha ha I think I was made of silliy suff Now!! if that wont do to stop in tell me what will ha ha [continued on the top space of the back of 191.9]

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"Friday at noon" I can hear you say she never knows when to spok But please bare with me a few more moments for it seems that I just cant bring this to a close and it is strang for as you can see I haven't any thing to write you know I and I will I could go to one this very night no little girl I dont think there is any harme in dancing like you and I go to a dance

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[Top space of letter continuing the message from the top space of the front of 191.9] Blame you but you can just stop and think that it is from a girl that will always prove to those best of friends and one who think of you very often please do write just as soon a possible and you will sure get a [illegible] and do please write a long long letter and tell me all from beginning to end Eva [continued on the top space of the front of 191.4]

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I would not [illegible] for dont think that looks veys [veys struck out] very nice do you? dear wont you please come to Woods Chapel Sunday afternoon I wish you would would like very much to see your sweet face if I didn't get to speak to you. Tho if you are there I'll bet you a "double" kiss" I speak to you if I half be sure and catch you dear sweet Child I guess I must bring this to a final close for I know you and not interested and wont it to be closed one ! I cant [continued on the top space of the back of 191.7]