September the 12, 1933 Pryor Okla Star Rout
Dear father and mother, i (I) will anser(answer) your letter we got the other day. Sure was glad to hear from you all and to and to hear that you was well. Well this leaves us both well as _______. i (I) have still got the rumatisom (reumitisim in my leg well flossie went home with retta and stay 2 weeks tomorrow tha was all well when i got a letter from them tha(they) was all hear Sunday and z (Elzie) and mattie tha (they) was all well. Well paw and maw i sure would like to see you all but i cant get no money to get any one to come to get you. If i (I) could - sure would. But i(I) must sell 40 sents (cents) worth of cream a week and i(I) am not gettin (getting) but 1 egg every 2 or 3 days. The chickens is still a lyen (layen). i (I) am not a goin (going) to set no hens. i (I) have tride (tried) 2 years and i (I) have not got as many as i (I) had to start with. Well it sure is lonsom (lonesome) for me. i (I) sure wish you and paw was hear (here) to be with me. i (I) am by myself sometimes. i (I) have washed today but i (I) didnt have much to wash. Well paw i (I) never have seen ant (aunt) Bet but when i (I) do i (I) will tell her that she owes you a new pair of overalls. Well it sure is offel (awful) hard times hear (here) but i (I) do wish you all was hear (here) if you all will watch tha (their) mite (might) be some Cherikee (Cherokee) come from in about Stilwell to the _____________ if hear it is to be on Salien (Sling) Creek whare (where) we did live. You mite (might) get to come with some of them. It is a big meeten (meeting) tha (they) will come from ever where. Well if you can be sure and come. Well maw i (I) have ben (been) sewen (sewing) some on my cuilt (quilt) peces (pieces) i (I) get so lonsom (lonesome). My tomatoes is not mutch (much) good i (I) have cand (canned) 3 cuarts (quarts) but i (I) think i (I) will get to can some more. Paw if you can come i (I) will make you some peanut butter this fall when the peanuts gett ripe, ha ha. i (I) think we will have a lot of them. i (I) have got about all of my cans full now. i (I) dont no (know) how many i (I) have got but it is over 350. Well our cotton is not mutch (much) good. It is a open (opening) some i (I) dont no (know) when we will go to picken (picking) it. O (oh) yes i (I) have got me a pig now. Teds old sow borned 12 but 4 of them died. i (I) got one of them it sure is a fine hog to. i (I) think so, ha ha. Well maw Frankie said ant (aunt) Bell Adams was so she could be up now. She is better. Well it is cloudy and looks like rain hear (here). Well sure wished for you all last night to help me and glory eat watter (water) melon. Well i (I) cant think of no more to rit (write). Maw i (I) will send you a stamp this time. Well i (I) will clos so anser (answer) soon. from eve and georg morrison to paw and maw Mr. R.N. Hatfield. Children were:
i. Luther
Levi MORRISON(1) was born on 18 Feb
1894 in Stillwell, Ok. He died on 18 Dec 1966 in Disney, Ok. He was buried
on 20 Dec 1966 in Salina, Ok - Chapel Hill Cemetery.
4 ii.
Bert William MORRISON.
iii.
James Norvell MORRISON II (Private).
iv.
Teddy Otto MORRISON (Private).
v. Icey
Suprena MORRISON(1) was born on 3 Apr
1905 in Stillwell, Ok. She died on 15 Dec 1910 in Stillwell, Ok.
vi.
Retta Ethel MORRISON (Private).
vii.
Nerva Jane MORRISON(1) was born on
10 Mar 1910 in Stillwell, Ok. She died on 8 Sep 1910 in Stillwell, Ok.
viii.
Elzie Arthur MORRISON (Private).
ix.
Flossie Viola MORRISON (Private).
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