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Barshell, Nettie, May Walden correspondence, 1956

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Title Barshell, Nettie, May Walden correspondence, 1956

Creator Walden, May, 1865-1960

Date 1956

Language English

Subjects Depressions, Mothers and daughters, Socialist Party (U.S.)

Description Forms part of the Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library).

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User-Contributed Transcription 2/ Mac gets started on the house he'll be very busy for a long time. "I said I can't hand the deed over, not knowing when I'll get anything for it, She said "I thought it was worth that much to you to have no living near by." To which I replied - It's been my experience that people won't do the decent thing once they get ahead of me. They don't unless I'm in a position to make them do it. "She said - we'll just call the whole thing off." Mac used to have schemes to get a hold of that other property before I sold it, I'm sure this was another scheme. He told people he had rental property and telephone calls came asking "Mrs. McFarland what they asked for that seven room house on the corner, they think they're so smart - but - seems to me they could be a little subtle about the matter. I'm feeding Mrs. Ellis's rabbit and chickens while they are away to visit their daughter. She has about thirty, snow white, clean and sweet looking, I still have only two. She has 14 hens, they've laid 9 eggs 3 days in succession, jinx is jumping against the door, howling to get in. I give him his

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Archival Collection Title May Walden papers

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Walden M Box 1 Folder 6

BibID 991703478805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020, Transcribe: complete

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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