Rosaeltha White - Unknown date

 

Thursday Morn

My dear Husband

I didn’t receive any letter from you Tuesday night & was very much disappointed. Are you sick or did you mail one & it could not get thro’. If you were sick Mr Huckins would surely have miltes. We are as well as usual. I wrote a long letter & mailed Tues & will write more than this by next mail. Did not get home from Mrs. Richey & until dark last-eve. Mr. Colvin came yesterday morn & surprised them. Walked out from Ottawa. Rose, Nellie are in ecstasies about it, no other new that I know of. Ella Gallawy intends starting west – next Tuesday. Now darling If I don’t get a letter tonight don’t know what I shall do. Do be careful & not get sick. Accept ever so much love & excuse this scratch from your loving

Rosa M. White

 

 Note: Rosa White 1849-1920

Fred White to Archie & Mable - Oct 1945

Silverton, Colo.

Oct 26 (Postage stamp is dated 1945)

 

Dear Archie & Mable,

 

I rec your letter and was surprised that you ans so soon but was glad to here from you. How is the weather up where you are? We have been having lots of snow. And it was 6 Below, Tuesday morning. It has been since the last 3 days. Sunday your Aunt Bess and I have been married 52 years. That is a long time to live with one woman. The People here thinks that is something Wonderful.

“2”

 Most of them here have been married 3 or 4 times. I guess they all like a change. We wrote to the kids and wanted them to all come out Sunday to Celebrate with us. But I don’t suppose any of them will come. They are all to busy if any Folks were living a Thousand miles away I would try to go and see them once or twice a year.

 Mother is putting up Grapes that Geo wife sent us.

The Hunting Season closes next Wednesday I never

“3”

 went Hunting as I had no Gun or Horse. They sure got a lot of Elk & Deer, and we have had several mese  of both.

We got a letter from Lyle and he told us he sent two Jap Rifles home they were 31 caliber. He is in the Philippines.

Fred, Bobs Boy is home from Italy. He has to go to some camp in Texas to get his Discharge.

I got two Pickup loads of wood from the Mine and had it saved up

“4”

and I put it in my Coal House yesterday I have it nearly full. If I had a Truck and a Power Saw. I could make more money than I could working in the mine. They charge $10 for a Pickup load of Blocks. I suppose Jo & Nettie are home now. Joe went to Wyo with some fellows to hunt and Nettie stayed with Mattie.

I saw in the Denver Post when Albert Moorhead got killed in Lymon last week by a car. I guess that must be my Cousin.

“5”

I wrote to Mattie and told her to find out for sure if it was him, but have not heard yet.

Harolds folks are all well. I think that Horse of little Geo’s is Steel Dut stock, we look for Clifford & Dude over Sunday. They live about 150 miles from us.

I suppose you heard that Howards wife got a Divorce from him.

Alice Miley is Teaching their Home School this winter. They are Building a sew Horse.

“6”

Is Ellen Wineland still living. Is this Hackerott Boy you talk about. Bills Boy. I know one of Bills Boys hi name is Ernie he lives at Atwood. He and Curry are great Friends. I went with him to McCook once when I was up there he drives a Big Transport all the time.

How is Irvin coming with No 7. Does she keep him the Hoasgow must of the time,

If you folks leave Seattle, you must come own here and see us. 

“7”

Helen McClure left her and went to Seattle. She is a widow she has a aBoy & Girl with her. She used to cook at the Hospital here. It begins to look like Truman was following in Rasys foot steps. They had anight to Hang him if he loanes Britian any more money, it looks like there Halfwits could do a little something for themselves. They think the US is Santa Claus. Well I must close,

Ans soon

Love Uncle Fred.

 

 

Letter to Rosa from Willie Moorhead - Petrolia Cal 187

I believe this letter was written in 1887 - as he refers to coming there in 1888.  I type the letter as it's written - not correcting errors. 

Petrolia Cal

Santa Claus 187

Dear Sister Rosa

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, it is rather late but better late than never P. M Alice and (little I) went to the Christmas tree last night Santa passed around some nice presants and lots of them, and from there to a play Ten nights in a bar room. It was well acted and all but a few od topers went home laughing.  We are all about as usual except barking colds this has been a fine winter so far here, but to day is stormy land is from $10 to 35 an acre here right in this part there is not much farming but in the Ferndale and Eel river country there is considerable farming done right her is dairying and stock raising and here like any other place horses are from $25 to $200

Well now I am not afeard to invite you just call around this way the first day of 1888 and we will give you a slashing good dinner for there are ducks and geese on the river venison on the hills fish in the serf fine corn beef in the barrel and I will make you a pan cake as big as my hat and then for a horse back and a boat ride by the way I have got a nice little saddle mule that I broke last fall and the rest are mean enough to make fun of his ears   The boys are playing with the tops and blocks that Santa left. Alice got a nice glass fruit dish Emma lives in town with the milliner and is well as usual and as for the milliner I will not tell you nary a word. But come along and you shall have a straw stack of the latest build.

There is to be a chrstimas dance tomorrow night and one one week from that a leep year dance.  Since I got your letter I rec’d one from Aunt Mary D a great long one and lots of home news just the kinI like to get but don’t write. Warren Moorhead wife and child had come to Cal for their health, lung disease is the trouble I think, I always thought W was a stout rugged fellow. Have you heard anything from Ella Moorhead lately and do you remember her name. We have a temperance lodge here meeting every Tuesday night do you have any apples to chew on these long evenings this is a great country for all kinds of fruit

I must close, with love to all and a big share for yourself from Willie. 

Rosa Moorhead Dec 16, 1870

I'm not sure if this will show up, but at least you can see what I'm going through when it comes to reading handwriting. I will say grandfather, Ebon, had good handwriting. The address marked on the envelope is "Wife Rosa Moorhead." She married Ebon White (middle name). He is Silas in my genealogy. They raised my grandfather, after their daughter, Lizzie Little White, passed away of lock jaw. She was only 22 years old at the time. Even being lucky enough to have these letters, is heart felt.

I will try and get more letters posted in the coming days, but wanted to post a letter that you could see first hand.

Enjoy and will try to do more like this in the future.

Santa Claus 187 - Willie Moorhead

Petrolia Cal
Santa Claus 187

Dear Sister Rosa,

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year it is rather late but better late than never. P.M. Alice and (little I) went to the Christmas tree last night Santa passed around some nice presants and lots of them, and from there to a play Ten nights in a bar room. it was well acted and all but a few old topers went home laughing

We are all about as usual except barking colds this has been a fine winter so far here, but to day is stormy land is from $10 to $35 an acre here right in this part there is not much farming but in the Ferndale and Eel (?) river country there is cnsiderable farming done right here is dairying and stock raising and here like any other place horses are from $25 to $200

Well now I am not afeard to invite you just call around this way the first day of 1888 and we will give you a slashing good dinner for there are ducks and geese on the river venison on the hills fish in the serf fine corn beef in the barrel and I will make you a pan cake as big as my hat and then for a horseback and a boat ride by the way I have got a nice little saddle mule that I broke last fall and the rest are mean enough to make fun of his ears     .  The boys are playing with the tops and blocks that Santa left, Alice got a nice glass fruit dish Emma lives in town with the milliner and is well as usual. and as for the milliner I will not tell you nary word. but come along and you shall have a straw stack of the latest build.

There is to be a christmas dance to morrow night and one week from that a leep year dance.Since I got your letter I rec'd one from Aunt Mary D a great long one and lots of home news just the kind I like to get but don't write. Warren Moorhead wife and child have come to Cal for their health. lung disease is the trouble I think, I always thought W was a stout rugged fellow. have you heard anything fro Ella Moorhead lately and do you remember her name

We have a temperence lodge here meeting every tuesday night do you have any apples to chew on these long evenings this is a great counter for all kinds of fruit

I must close with love to all and a big share forer for yourself from Willie


NOTE: Since the letter stated the new year of 1888, then I will be guessing this was written in 1887. He had 187, so missed the extra 8. 

Chatham, Iowa March 2, 1869

Chatham, Iowa
March 2nd, 69-

Friend Eben,

Today is Tuesday& I have not written a letter yet so I think I will begin this morning with one to you. You know you wanted the first. I havnt anything to write that will interest you but will tell you first about my journey. We reached Dubuyne at 8 oclock Saturday morn & had to wait until half past 10. then the train comes & one started for Indepependence after a long & tidious ride we arrived there & it was almost night. We went to Cousin Edmund's & staid until Sunday afternoon. we got a sleigh & came out here to Aunt Sarah's They were all surprised to see me & I was glad to see them. I did not sleep any after we left Tonica until after I went to Edmunds so I was all but tired out. have gone to sleep early every night since so I am rested & feel much better  (stress?) when I got here.

I went over to cousin Birt (?) Nalie yesterday & ad a good visit with her. Shall make it my home there after two or three weeks visiting. She is one of the best woman I ever saw. Do not know what I shall do yet will tell you some other time.

How did you get home from G all right-? I imagined I saw you all the way home. I hardly knew you that night you looked so funny with that cap & coat on. what made you wear them. so I should not know. Some body asked me about 30 times what you were out there for. I told them you had business there & you wnated to bid one good bye but they did not seem satisfied. what you told him on the Jilat(?)-form was a great mistery to him.

Am going to write home today. hope it will be done better than this or they can't read it. will write to Abbie soon. Are you going away or have you concluded to stay there.

We are having very pleasant weather here. Almost enough snow for goods sleighing. They 'll live near the Waperjinicon River & it is frozen over so they crose it with teams & when one crossed the Mississippi it was frozen so they they were crossing on it. Gorn Thunab & his wife with Ross Nartt & Iminie Warren got on board the train at Menisota & went to Dubayne. It was the first time I had seen them & they rode in the bar with us. so I could see them as much as I wanted to.

I had ever so much to say to you that night at Tonica but I did not see you long. I sent a note up to you by Jennie in the afternoon to tell you to call at Mr. West's for one ment there but I think you must have gone to G before they got home. hope you will exsuce this poor letter & if you think it worth answering I will try to do better next time. My (can't read) is such a poor one I cnt wirte. I want to hear from you just as soon as you can find time to write to.
                                  Rosa M-

Note: Rosa M is Rosaeltha Moorhead, Eben is Silas Ebben White both were married on 29 Dec 1870.