[Letter from Elmer Holcomb Wheatly to Josephine Wheatly, August 19, 1920]

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Letter written to Josephine Wheatly from her husband, Elmer Holcomb Wheatly. Elmer talks to Josephine about her needing to buy a nice suit, and the one that she really wants. He repeatedly says: "You know I am not lonesome but I just don't like to be without you at all." The bulk of the letter talks about activities going on in Waco, but he hopes that Josephine has a great time while she is in St. Louis.

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6 p. ; 28 cm.

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Wheatly, Elmer Holcomb August 19, 1920.

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Private Collection of Margay Welch

The Bahl, Wheatly, and Hessdoerfer families were residents of Waco, Texas from the 1850's. The items in this collection were found in the Elmer and Josephine (Bahl) Wheatly home after the death of Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in 2010.

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Letter written to Josephine Wheatly from her husband, Elmer Holcomb Wheatly. Elmer talks to Josephine about her needing to buy a nice suit, and the one that she really wants. He repeatedly says: "You know I am not lonesome but I just don't like to be without you at all." The bulk of the letter talks about activities going on in Waco, but he hopes that Josephine has a great time while she is in St. Louis.

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6 p. ; 28 cm.

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  • August 19, 1920

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  • April 29, 2019, 10:11 p.m.

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Wheatly, Elmer Holcomb. [Letter from Elmer Holcomb Wheatly to Josephine Wheatly, August 19, 1920], letter, August 19, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743879/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Margay Welch.

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