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Box 1, Folder 1, Item 16- Letter to Morgan Family from Francis Morgan
Prairie Creek, Indiana
May 12, 1901
Dear son and family
I received your kind letter in good time and am always glad to hear from you as well and doing
well. I must praise you are the best to write to one off any over any of my children Fred use to
write to me often but since he is married he has forgotten me. I thought I would write to you
before you moved I am a fear a you will over work yourself this summer you must watch
yourself. I imagine that business will hinder you from coming this summer.
I was glad to hear that Porter was doing well give him my love tell him I'll have him home this
summer as I am go to some nice beaches he can come with his mother if you can't all come. I
have had a very could backward spring no corn planted get about ready to plant all my farm will
be in corn this year.
Last year my farm was in so heat it was a failed to get my seed my boy is farming this year.
I think you for your kind offer to have me if need any help I will let you know I am on grass now
and money enough to pay my taxes pasturing some stalk for my neighbors will bring me some
money ever? I don't hear from Flora and Harry vary often they never all well the last i hear from
them. I don't think Charley would be satisfied any when I think it is best to start him to move to
you Country you would have to keep them up and he is as able to work as you are I hear his
wife writes to her people that she is coming bac hear I let him have a hundred dollar when he
went away so he has never paid any interest now principal do won't help him anymore my
heart is very good considering my age. I do my own house work have a good appetite to eat I
feel very fall that I enjoy as good health as I do may this find you all well love to all your loving
Mother, Frances Morgan
[[written in margins]] Excuse pencil as I had no ink. It tires me to write I would rather wash
dishes. When you write again tell me how Ora’s Father and Mother is, Frances Morgan.
[[/written in margins]]
Prairie Creek, Indiana
May 12, 1901
Dear son and family
I received your kind letter in good time and am always glad to hear from you as well and doing
well. I must praise you are the best to write to one off any over any of my children Fred use to
write to me often but since he is married he has forgotten me. I thought I would write to you
before you moved I am a fear a you will over work yourself this summer you must watch
yourself. I imagine that business will hinder you from coming this summer.
I was glad to hear that Porter was doing well give him my love tell him I'll have him home this
summer as I am go to some nice beaches he can come with his mother if you can't all come. I
have had a very could backward spring no corn planted get about ready to plant all my farm will
be in corn this year.
Last year my farm was in so heat it was a failed to get my seed my boy is farming this year.
I think you for your kind offer to have me if need any help I will let you know I am on grass now
and money enough to pay my taxes pasturing some stalk for my neighbors will bring me some
money ever? I don't hear from Flora and Harry vary often they never all well the last i hear from
them. I don't think Charley would be satisfied any when I think it is best to start him to move to
you Country you would have to keep them up and he is as able to work as you are I hear his
wife writes to her people that she is coming bac hear I let him have a hundred dollar when he
went away so he has never paid any interest now principal do won't help him anymore my
heart is very good considering my age. I do my own house work have a good appetite to eat I
feel very fall that I enjoy as good health as I do may this find you all well love to all your loving
Mother, Frances Morgan
[[written in margins]] Excuse pencil as I had no ink. It tires me to write I would rather wash
dishes. When you write again tell me how Ora’s Father and Mother is, Frances Morgan.
[[/written in margins]]