Letter to Kathleen from William James Farmer: 12/16/1931
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A letter to Kathleen, in Atlanta, Georgia, from her father, in Savannah Georgia. Money talk.
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WJ signs his letter to his daughter "Grandpa". Sort of nice.
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Dec 16 '31
Darling Bobs,
Yours of yday to hand. Enclosed find half a dozen blank checks draw at your pleasure. Will send you further blanks as required.
Your a/ct is numbered 39419, + your balance today is $250.89
Be careful always to use Savannah checks.
Your advices + observations are duly noted. I rather feel that your mother will appreciate your gift of a Radio but she most probably will jib on the outlay of your funds. However, all things will come right with a little patience.
It is a long wait + shows some of us how foolish we have been + perhaps greedy + we are getting the reward of our golden calf worship + I hope shall be better for our experiences.
Am glad to hear you are all well + happy. I would like to come to Atlanta on your invitation, but all things considered it will perhaps be best to defer until another year. Meanwhile continue to be happy + thankful.
Kiss the dear children for Grandpa; my love to you and Will. Hope he liked the necktie.
Lovingly
Grandpa
Darling Bobs,
Yours of yday to hand. Enclosed find half a dozen blank checks draw at your pleasure. Will send you further blanks as required.
Your a/ct is numbered 39419, + your balance today is $250.89
Be careful always to use Savannah checks.
Your advices + observations are duly noted. I rather feel that your mother will appreciate your gift of a Radio but she most probably will jib on the outlay of your funds. However, all things will come right with a little patience.
It is a long wait + shows some of us how foolish we have been + perhaps greedy + we are getting the reward of our golden calf worship + I hope shall be better for our experiences.
Am glad to hear you are all well + happy. I would like to come to Atlanta on your invitation, but all things considered it will perhaps be best to defer until another year. Meanwhile continue to be happy + thankful.
Kiss the dear children for Grandpa; my love to you and Will. Hope he liked the necktie.
Lovingly
Grandpa
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Yours of yday to hand. Enclosed find half a dozen blank checks draw at your pleasure. Will send you further blanks as required.
I don't understand the Farmer family finances. Someplace else - I can't remember where - there's a mention of a trust. Oh, well, all that really matters is that they're a close, loving family.
2.
Your advices + observations are duly noted. I rather feel that your mother will appreciate your gift of a Radio but she most probably will jib on the outlay of your funds.
So maybe Kathleen was thinking of giving her mother a radio for Christmas? I don't know.
3.
It is a long wait + shows some of us how foolish we have been + perhaps greedy + we are getting the reward of our golden calf worship + I hope shall be better for our experiences.
This seems to be a response to something Kathleen said, quite possibly about the Great Depression, which was then going on. It reminds me of something she said in an unsent letter to a friend in the UK during World War I:American people have been very extravagant but they are now learning that it is wrong to waste and really a great deal of good work is being done.
Yours of yday to hand. Enclosed find half a dozen blank checks draw at your pleasure. Will send you further blanks as required.
I don't understand the Farmer family finances. Someplace else - I can't remember where - there's a mention of a trust. Oh, well, all that really matters is that they're a close, loving family.
2.
Your advices + observations are duly noted. I rather feel that your mother will appreciate your gift of a Radio but she most probably will jib on the outlay of your funds.
So maybe Kathleen was thinking of giving her mother a radio for Christmas? I don't know.
3.
It is a long wait + shows some of us how foolish we have been + perhaps greedy + we are getting the reward of our golden calf worship + I hope shall be better for our experiences.
This seems to be a response to something Kathleen said, quite possibly about the Great Depression, which was then going on. It reminds me of something she said in an unsent letter to a friend in the UK during World War I:American people have been very extravagant but they are now learning that it is wrong to waste and really a great deal of good work is being done.
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