Pencilled birthday note from young Pickens to his mother: 'Dear Mamsie — Many happy returns of the day'
Book 2, Page 81 ·1917–1922
Transcription
A single sheet covering the whole album page, written in heavy pencil in a young child’s hand. The opening salutation is written out twice — first plain, then again underlined — before the greeting itself.
Dear Mamsie
Dear Mamsie
Many happy returns of the day from
Pickens
AI Notes
A single sheet of cream-colored paper covering the whole album page, inscribed in heavy childish pencil. The salutation ‘Dear Mamsie’ is written out twice — once plain, once underlined — followed by ‘Many happy returns of the day from / Pickens.’ The sheet is folded twice (vertical and horizontal creases visible). The hand is that of a young schoolchild — almost certainly James Pickens Walker Jr. (b. 5 Jan 1912), Amy’s eldest surviving son, called ‘Bo’ in adult family correspondence.