Letter to 'little Mary Anne' for her eighth birthday, page 3 (closing) — signed 'Minnie'
Book 1, Page 427 ·1926
Transcription
The closing sheet of the cursive birthday letter. The handwriting is consistent with pages 426 and 428.
a few new potatoes I had to keep him a part of the way. He loves to come over to see me, always wants flowers, and I generally give him some that are not very fine, and let him take a pretty bunch to his mother. He always suggests that Mommie has been in granddaddie’s drawer, but gets me to look in the drawer — just as he does — not wanting to leave any sudden encounter with the small old man. Anyway, what is now — it will, some one has gone and made it pretty clear that the way is safe. They are all in Savannah for the week, and I am missing them a great deal.
Uncle Seaman came in unexpectedly on Monday for a week’s stay, and we are all enjoying having him. He is in the finest feeling just now. Give my love to all the dear ones.
Sincerely, Minnie
AI Notes
Third (closing) sheet of the birthday letter to ‘little Mary Anne’ begun on page 426 and continued from page 428. The writer describes a small visitor — apparently her young grandson Bub or another child — bringing potatoes and being given flowers, mentions a household figure called ‘Mommie’ poking around in ‘granddaddie’s drawer,’ and reports the unexpected arrival of ‘Uncle Seaman’ for a week’s stay. Closes ‘Sincerely, Minnie.’ The signature ‘Minnie’ identifies the writer as the compiler’s mother Mary Annie Perry FitzSimons (1859–1934), Mary Ann Walker’s maternal grandmother. With Mary Ann Walker born 8 June 1918, the eighth-birthday letter dates to June 1926. The small visitor in the letter is unnamed.
Signed ‘Minnie’ — i.e., the compiler’s mother Mary Annie Perry FitzSimons, writing to her eight-year-old granddaughter Mary Ann Walker. Mary Ann’s eighth birthday was 8 June 1926.