November 18, 1912

 

How are you all? We

are as [weasel] excepting

colds Mr Hagood ___

been laid up with a cold

but is better now.

Why don’t you come up

here and see me I

would be so glad to

___ train you any

time you could come

I ant able to go much

yet an when I can go

I try and go to see Lizzie

her husband cut himself

offle bad cant walk any

at all an aint in some

time it 12 miles up there

it is worsome to me

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your friend Mrs. L P Hagood

Postmarked:  18 Nov 1912  Danville, VA 
Addressed: Mrs Daniel Richardson
                   Ringgold Va
                   R.F.D 2

Mrs Daniel Richardson was Hattie Elliott Richardson and mother of Esther. Mrs L. P. Hagood  was Lena Hagood (1898-1967) of Danville, Va.  Lena would actually have been the age/generation of Esther. This makes me question if I have the correct woman. I do not know the identity of Lizzie. Interestingly, the letter is postmarked the day of Hattie's husband's death.

June 1, 1911

Hello Hattie

            how are you

feeling this dry weather[?]

there. we are well as usual. we all

went to Eliza’s Sun had a nice trip.

we are coming over there before long.

you all must be sure to come next

Sun and get some cherries. they will be

about as good by then as they will

be at all so you must come next

Sun. let me know if you can come

and bring me a pink geranium________

I will send your patterns first ______

or by mail if you need them. I will

look for you  write soon.

Yours lovingly  Ruth

Postmarked: Ringgold, VA
Addressed: Mrs. D.T. Richardson
                    R #2 Ringgold, Virginia

Mrs. D. T. Richardson is Harriet (Hattie) Elliott Richardson, the mother of Esther Lee Richardson.  This is a postcard sent to Hattie from her sister-in-law Ruth Richardson Ricketts. Eliza is Hattie's sister-in-law and Ruth's sister Eliza Richardson Yeaman.  I love the every day things  these young mothers talk about.