1926 1 7 Olive Rose to Elbert Rose

Spelling and grammar may be changed as I transcribe this letter.  The location is Albany, Albany County, New York.

'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack wrote this letter to her 'Dad', Elbert Rose.  'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler was her sister.  'Charlotte' Rose is her niece.

68 North Lake Avenue
Albany, New York
January 7, 1926

Dear Dad,

I suppose you will be surprised to hear from me so soon but there's a reason.  Dr. Graham called me up this afternoon and is real mad because his bill has not been paid.  I was foolish enough to say that I thought he had overcharged.  It wasn't Dr. Graham himself but I imagine his nurse.  She said that it was Dr. Graham who diagnosed the case and probably I wouldn't have pulled through if it hadn't been for him.

Well, I drew up a check of $5 and sent it to him.  It doesn't have to be in a bunch.  I have just enough money to pay another week's board but that is not the point.  If you feel that you can't spare the money to pay those up, I guess I'll leave after these January exams and earn enough to pay them.

Everybody has been telling me ever since I came back how bad I look.  I've got the hives quite bad and am exposed to the

German Measles.  That's all!

Write Soon.  How's Charlotte?

Lots of love,
Olive

P.S.
One of the women who eats here works in the State Educational Department.  She knows the woman who is in the office of the man from whom I would have to get my permit.  She asked her what the chances were and this woman told her that it would be easy for me to get a permit with two years of college.  But, the permit must be obtained through the local district superintendent.  For example, if I went to Pine Hill, Wallace Andrews would have to get my permit for me.  Some girl up here gave me the name of a trustee of a rural school near Franklin where the teacher is not coming back.  I am going to try there first.  Please write soon.

Olive

Show this to Florence.

1925 8 22 Olive Rose to Elbert Rose

I will make minor changes, if necessary, as I transcribe.  This letter was written from Dolgeville, Fulton County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack, wrote this letter when she was not quite 17-years old, to her 'Dad', Elbert Rose. 'Flo' was her sister, Florence Alice Rose Lawler.

Although she doesn't mention my grandfather, he was from Dolgeville and I wonder if she might have met him at this time.  He was a Marine, stationed at Pearl Harbor, Territory Hawaii at this time, but could have been home on leave.  They were married in October 1926.

Dolgeville, New York
August 22, 1925

Dearest Dad,

Probably before you get this, Florence will have seen you and told you that last night or Friday night, Edna took me to where she was camping and then I came back again.  Edna is coming down Wednesday in her car and I stayed so that she would not have to come alone.

I have been having a very good time here.  We go for automobile rides and I have been swimming once.  One day, a lot of us girls went blackberrying.  We got about five quarts.  I hope the blackberries won't be all gone in Pine Hill when I get back to Oneonta because I think it would be real nice if we could get some.

Are we going to keep house?  You'll know when I get back, won't you?  Flo said you weren't working yet.  Gee, I hope you can get work.

I must close now.  Expect to be in Oneonta about 7 o'clock Wednesday night.

Lots of love,
Olive

1919 5 26 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

This is the last letter that I have, as of now, dated 1919.  The next letter is dated 1923.  I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack wrote this letter when she was 10-years old to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Beatrice' May Rose Camp is their sister and 'Clifton' Rose, their brother.  'Papa' is their father, Elbert Rose.  'Grandma' is their maternal grandmother, Alice Estelle Clayton More.

Catskill Mountains
Pine Hill, N.Y.
May 26, 1919

Dear Florence,

Grandma received your letter some time ago.  Martha Hendricks came the other day and took the things out of the clothes room at the head of the stairs.  So, now we have a clothes room.  Papa doesn't intend to rent the whole house.

Beatrice is going to work at Mrs. Hezekiah Gossoo's this summer.

Papa says Mrs. Housman will give you $7.50 a week.  What place would you rather work?

Clifton has a working certificate that he goes dancing around with.  He is going to try some regents.

We haven't been to church or S.S. yet.

Beatrice has gone a visiting to the Shoemaker's and hasn't come back yet.  She can't go to school.  Please excuse the above.  I spoiled the pen.

Write soon
Olive

1919 4 27 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack wrote this letter, when she was 10-years old, to her sister 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Beatrice' May Rose Camp is their sister and  'Papa' is their father, Elbert Rose.  'Aunt Lin' is Elbert's sister, Malinda Rose Townsend.

I have included a photograph of the school my grandmother attended in Pine Hill and transcribed the words she had written on the reverse side about 1925-1926.  I believe she intended the words for her fiance'/husband, my grandfather, Walter Schnack.  'Dot' was his nickname for her.

Pine Hill, N.Y.
Apr. 27, 1919

Dear Florence,

We got to school all right that morning.  Elsie Smith went with us. We have to get a new English book.  We would have had to get a geography book but John Lasher had one.  We traded our Barnes with him.  We got a spelling book and arithmetic, second hand.

I don't like the school one bit.  Mr. DeSilva is lazy.  He doesn't explain anything.  We are way behind.  We won't pass sixth grade this June.  The exams are 13,14.  There are only fifteen (15) pupils upstairs.  I guess there isn't twenty five (25) in the whole school.  It is dirty.  Last year's calendar is hanging

up.

Friday, I almost froze it was so cold.  Friday afternoon, as we were eating dinner, I got up to get a drink of water and I heard a noise.  I asked Papa what it was and he said it was some kid rolling a cartwheel over the sidewalk.  It kept up till

it was time for us to go to school.

Then Papa put on his coat and came.  He saw a number of people going down toward the lake.  He went down but Beatrice and I were going on to school when we met some girls we knew and we went down, too.  When we got to

the lake, we saw smoke coming from a house.  After we went further, we saw blazes coming from the top of a house.  Do you know where "The Wayside Rest Poultry Farm" is?  Well, that was the house that was afire.  It is in from the road this side of the "New Mountain

Inn".  Papa was down, he helped fight the fire.  Two boys went in to the side where there wasn't any fire and broke out 2 window lights.  The men didn't succeed in putting the fire out until it was almost burned down.  An old lady lived there all alone.

Friday morning it was so cold our water froze up.

Papa & Beatrice walked over to Aunt Lin's today.

Beatrice says she will write next time.

Write Soon
Your Sister
Olive

Written on the reverse side:

This is where I went to school a long time ago.  It is also the place where we often camp & where I hope you & I may go sometime.  Dot.

Below that, most likely at a later date, she wrote Pine Hill.

1919 3 16 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The locations are Kingston and Pine Hill, both in Ulster County, New York.

This letter was written by 'Beatrice' May Rose Camp when she was 12-years old, to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack was their sister and 'Clifton' was their brother.  'Papa' was their father, Elbert Rose. 'Aunt Addie' was Elbert's sister Ada Rose Woolheater.  'Bessie' was her daughter who was married to James 'Jimmie' Winfield.  'Eva' was another of Ada's daughters.  'John Rose' and 'Ward Rose' were their cousins, sons of William Rose, a brother of Elbert's.  'Grandma' was their mother's mother, Alice Estelle Clayton More and 'Aunt Hattie' was Alice's daughter, Harriet More Burgett.

I don't have 'Aunt Lib', 'Aunt Melissa', 'Uncle Dewitt', or 'Uncle Billy' in my tree yet.  Please leave a comment if you can help me with identification.

72 Clinton Ave.
Kingston, N.Y.
Mar. 16, 1919

Dear Florence,

I have had a very hard time to get Papa to send you money but have succeeded.

I have a new dress.  It is plain blue with pique collar and cuffs and pocket.  It was $3.97.  I think that was very expensive but I couldn't get one any cheaper in the size that I had to have.  Mine is size 16.  Bessie got it for me. At first, she got one size 14 and the

length was just right but I couldn't wiggle in the waist.

Aunt Lib and Aunt Melissa and Uncle Dewitt were down here Friday and Aunt Lib said that she would come and see Aunt Addie when the girls went away.

I told you before that Papa was up to Pine Hill.  And when he was going up on the train, he met Aunt Melissa.  And, she was asking him where Bessie was and where Jimmie was and he

told her.  And, she said, "Bet they have parted" and then she went on to tell about Jimmie (all the mean things she could think of) and of course Papa let it go in one ear and out the other.  And, when she came to Kingston, she went into where Bessie is working and asked her what the matter was; why Jimmie and she were parted, and Bessie was astonished.  And then, Aunt Melissa told her that Papa had told her that

Bessie and Jimmie was parted.  And, Bessie told Eva and they were both mad at I and Olive and Papa.  And, when she came home, they told Aunt Addie and she said that she didn't believe it.  And, Bessie and Eva both said that they believed it.  And then, we told Papa and he told all about it and I don't think Bessie and Eva believed it.

We had an arithmetic test. Olive got 55% and I got 70%.  I think that isn't very good.  Bessie had stopped taking short-

hand and is working at McBrides drug store in town.  Her hours are from 9 to 12, from 2 to 6, and from 6 to ten; quite long hours.

John Rose was here this afternoon and he said that he was going to get married in a couple of months to Eva Barton.  She is a real nice girl.  She has John to Sunday School almost every Sunday.  We haven't missed a day since we started to go.

Did you know that I have a locket?

It is real nice.   It is real good.  I am going to make a picture of it so you can see how big it is.  It didn't draw very good.  One side is higher than the other.  Then, there is a long chain with it, too.

When Papa went to Pine Hill, he found your report card.  It had been there a long time so I will try and send it back to you.

I got a very nice folder from

Aunt Hattie and I haven't written to her.  I suppose she thinks I am awful.  Well, I don't blame her.  How is Grandma?

I think that we will go to Pine Hill Easter.  Papa wants to go for a week but, what I am thinking about is, where will we stay.  I don't like the idea of sponging around on the neighbors for a week.  Would you like to?

Well, how many times have your worn your new blue serge skirt?

Papa is talking of getting another job.  He doesn't like it very good where he is.  He isn't getting very good wages, in his mind.

But, I don't like the idea of him roaming around so much.  Do you wish he would hurry up and get settled?

And, Aunt Addie is talking of moving just as quick as she can find another house.  We are going to move.

When was the last time you heard from Clifton?  We haven't heard from him since

we sent him the money; only what Papa said about him.  They are having some more dancing up there.  We saw Uncle Billy down here one day.  Well, it was last Saturday, a week ago from yesterday.

You know that we have a new theatre down here with some style to it, too.  The name of the place is _____.  They have men all dressed up in a fancy costume to help the ladies out of the cars; those that come in a taxicab.

It was a week ago yesterday

that I was to the opera house and yesterday, for 10¢, a kids matinee.  Every Saturday there is one.

Ward Rose was here the other night from Schenectady with a Ford taxicab.  Eva and Jimmie and Aunt Addie were all ready to go to the movies; so he took them for a ride to the movies.  Wasn't he good?

Well, it is after nine o'clock so will have to close for tonight.

Write Soon.
Good Night
Your Sister
Beatrice Rose

  This clipping was not included in the letter.  It was published 2 May 1919 in the Kingston Daily Freeman newspaper.  I include it here simply because of the mention that John Rose intended to marry Eva Barton.

1919 3 4 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The locations mentioned are Kingston, Ulster County, New York; Durham, Greene County, New York; and Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.

Although this letter is not signed, I believe it was written by my grandmother, Olive Letha Rose Schnack when she was 10-years old, to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Papa' is their father, Elbert Rose.  'Aunt Addie' is Elbert's sister, Ada Rose Woolheater.  Their maternal Grand 'Uncle Owen' was Owen Wickes More.   Their maternal Aunt 'Hattie' is Harriet More Burgett. 

I don't know who 'Julia' is or how she is related to the sisters.  If you have any thoughts about her, please leave a comment.

72 Clinton Ave.
Kingston, N.Y.
Mar. 4, 1919

Dear Florence,

We received your letter today.  Now Florence, I will tell you why I didn't write Sunday.  I went over to Carter's (almost) and when I came home, I sat down and was going to write.  And, I had a lot of trash written.  Then, I asked Beatrice to finish.  She said I had told all the news she would have written.  Now, that is the reason.

I have a plan.  It is that I write some on a letter every day and send it to you on Friday.  Now, isn't that a good plan?  I received a letter from Uncle Owen Saturday.  He wants us to come out to Durham next summer and hire one (1) of his houses, but I like your plan best.  Papa says if he can get all the the wages he wants, that is just some more, he will stay to Carter's.  But, I don't see how that would hinder us.  I don't know whether we are going to stay here all summer or not.  I am going to Pine Hill for my Easter vacation.  We had a fire drill this after-

noon and this afternoon I got a hundred percent (100%) in arithmetic, too.  A girl asked us to join the Girl Scouts but Papa said we couldn't.  Papa is going to send you some money.

They say here that Beatrice is getting fat so she was going to stop eating.  But, when dinner time came, we had such a good dinner, she ate.

Mar. 5, 1919

I got up before Aunt Addie did and studied my history lesson and geography.  I am getting along fine in school.  Uncle Owen said about my watch and being a teacher.

Mar. 6 & 7, 1919

When I go up to Pine Hill in April, I am going to get Hattie & Julia (the rag dolls).  Well, I will have to close for now.  I have to help with the dishes.

1913 9 11 Beatrice Rose to Olive Rose

I thought I had a picture of Mrs. Elmendorf's house to include with the last post.  I didn't find it but came across another postcard...really just a birthday card, but I want to include it with my correspondence files.

The location is Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.  'Beatrice' May Rose Camp was wishing a happy 5th birthday to her sister, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack.

Addressed to Miss Olive L. Rose in Pine Hill, N.Y.

Best Wishes
for Your Birthday
from
Sister Beatrice
Sept. 11, 1913

1918 10 12 Alice More to Florence Rose

I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.

Pine Hill and Kingston are in Ulster County, New York.  Roxbury is in Delaware County, New York. The letter is written by Alice Estelle Clayton More to her granddaughter Florence Rose.  The 'Father' and 'Dad' and 'he' referred to is Elbert Rose, father of Florence Rose.  Lin is Elbert's sister Malinda Rose Townsend.  The Helen on page 3 might be Lin's daughter and Arthur might be Elbert's brother.  Adda is Elbert's sister, Ada Rose Woolheater.  Hattie is Harriet More Burgett, a daughter of Alice's.  Seward is Hattie's husband.

Pine Hill
Oct 12, 1918

Dear Florence,

I have been waiting to see what your father was going to do.  He went over to Lin's to get her to take the girls. He came back from there feeling pretty good.  He said she was glad to do it for him.  That was Friday.  Saturday, she came over to get dad to

not break up his family; to stay on the farm.  I see where the shoe pinched.  She had lots of reasons why she didn't see how she could take them.  Your Dad is bent on going to Kingston.  You can't talk him out of it.

 Well, Lin stayed all night and today Dad took her home and the girls.  I felt awful sorry to see the little girls go

 bag and baggage.  Lin says they can stay till she gets her sewing done and the Influenza is subdued.  Then, she and Helen will go to Arthur's and then to Bertha's.  Then, the girls will go to Aunt Ada's in Kingston.  I think that is awful for those poor little girls to be toted around.  And, Dad will get a job in Kingston.  It is awful lonesome tonight without them.  Well, I

have lots of work to do.  Wish you were here to help me pack.  Then you could take some things back with you.  I have packed all the best bedding in trunks and have burned all the paper rags and all the girls trunk.  He is going to pack every thing in the room where we slept.  I have the parlor and the bedroom all straight.  He is going to draw writings Monday and wants to let Obed

move in the fifteenth.  I don't see how I can get it all done.

Well, I must get to bed.  You must let Hattie see this.

He hasn't sold the bull.  I haven't seen _____ and the cider apples are still on the ground.  I wish Seward would come down and let you come, too.

Hastily,  Grandma

PS
He will have to put the date the 20th before he lets them in.  I think I will go to Roxbury before I come up.

1918 9 22 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.

The location is Ulster County, New York.  This letter was written by Beatrice Rose, when she was 12-years old, to her sister Florence Rose.  Olive Rose is their sister.  Their maternal 'Grandma' is Alice Estelle Clayton More.  Papa is Elbert Rose, the father of the sisters.  Aunt Hattie is Harriet More Burgett, daughter of Alice.

Pine Hill, NY
Sept. 22, 1918

Dear Florence,

I suppose you think I am an awful sister for not writing before.  But when Olive and grandma wrote, I was doing my arithmetic.  I don't like Miss Jean as well as I did ____.  She is too strict for me.

Well Florence, Papa has rented the farm to Obed Cure.  We don't know what we are going to do yet.  It is awful cold down here.

Grandma got the eggs laid down before Papa asked for them.  There was eight dozen.  And oh, what a slew of tomatoes Grandma has fixed and they are dandy, too.

Papa fetched me home a new pair of shoes last night but they are
too large and a dandy pair of rubbers but if he takes the shoes
back

he will have to take the rubbers back, too.  The shoes were 3 1/2 and they were too long and the ankles are too big around.

I suppose you and Ray are sporting around in fine style.

If you see Aunt Hattie again before she comes down, tell her about Pa renting the farm and also to bring down, for Grandma, another apron.

Grandma thinks there is a lot of work to be done if we have the farm.

I know this is a very short letter but I don't have anything else to say.  About every morning, we get our feet wet and know I have to go again tomorrow.  Papa got Olive a pair of rubbers last night and he will have to get her another pair of shoes, too, because she has worn the others till they aren't worth fixing.

Will close.
Your sister,
Beatrice

1916 11 19 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I got to thinking; why not put the images of the letters on the posts as I create them?  I'll give it a try!  As before, I'll correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.

The locations mentioned are in Ulster and Otsego Counties, New York.  Beatrice Rose was 10-years old when she wrote this.  I believe the Sister that this letter is addressed to is Florence Rose.  Uncle Seward (Burgett) is the husband of Hattie (Harriet More Burgett).  Grandma is Alice Estelle Clayton More.  Grandpa Burgett is Peter Burgett, the father of Seward.  I believe Peter died 9 November 1916.

 Pine Hill, NY
Nov 19, 1916

Dear Sister,

How are you getting along in school?  I am getting along pretty good.

Are you lonesome yet?  Don't you think that Uncle Seward is getting fatter every day?

My, how he worked down

here.  He fixed the chicken coop lovely and helped Papa butcher and get some wood the next day after he fixed the chicken coop.  We found an egg.

We are doing fine in school.  I hope you are, too.

Why did Clara Griffon stay out of school so long; and, why did they think she wasn't coming back again?

Grandma received the

package all OK.

Wasn't it too bad about poor Grandpa Burgett?

Grandma looked all over for Aunt Hattie's ring.  Do you know where she put it?

Mrs. Ioninan (?) found the letter you wrote to Ronald (Ioninan ?) when you first went up there.  He left it in his bedroom on the stand when he went away.

We want to go up to Oneonta for Christmas and take our presents up with us and have a Christmas tree.

I can't write very good because I have an old pen.

Are you coming home Thanksgiving and then going up to Oneonta for Christmas?

Well, I must close and change my clothes.

Beatrice

1916 9 24 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

I'm correcting some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The original correspondence can be found in the Grandma's Letters tab.  This letter was written by my grandmother when she was 8-years old.  It is addressed to her sister, Florence Rose.  Florence, Beatrice, Clifton, and Olive are siblings. Papa is their father Elbert Rose. Grandma is Alice Estelle Clayton More. 


Pine Hill, NY
Sept. 24, 1916

Dear Florence,

Grandma received your letter.  She was very glad to hear from you.  We go to school.  I like my teacher very much.  We have lots of sweet corn.  Obed Cure has been working for Papa.

Beatrice said she did not want to write.

You need not worry about Beatrice sleeping upstairs alone.  I sleep with her most the time.

Jay Gosso is dead.  He died with the paralysis.  Papa is making out his bills tonight as usual.  We have killed 12 chickens.  We ate one and sold eleven.  Clifton's toothache has stopped.

Papa's watch has come, and Clifton, his watch came to me.  I wear it to school.  How are you feeling now days?  It is time to go to bed.

Olive

1916 3 28 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The original correspondence can be seen in the Grandma's Letters tab.  Beatrice Rose, the author of this letter, was 9-years old at the time she wrote it and she lived in Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.  Sister is Florence Rose.  Papa is Elbert Rose.  Grandma is Alice Clayton More.  Oneonta is located in Otsego County, New York.

Pine Hill, N.Y.
Mar. 28, 1916

Dear Sister and all,

It is a very slushy day and I did not go to school today because I had no rubbers.  Papa has gone to Uncle Billy's to see if he can get to town.

Yesterday, Papa got down to the lane where you go on the _____.  He got stuck and couldn't go any further and had to come home.  I have sent for rubbers.  I hope he will come home with rubber boots.

It is a very slushy day but it is warm.  Well, I will have to close and help Grandma with the dishes.  Florence!  Papa thinks that you would rather go to Oneonta then come home and help him.  I would like to see you very much.

Did I tell you that George sent me and Olive each a box of toothpaste and each a bottle of perfume and me 30¢ in Lincoln pennies?

Papa thinks you better come home soon.

Will close and wipe the dishes.

Your Sister,
Beatrice

1914 4 7 Frances Zeh to Olive Rose

I will correct some spellings and some grammar as I transcribe.  The original correspondence can be viewed under the Grandma's Letters tab.  The locations mentioned are in New York; Stamford is in Delaware County and Pine Hill is in Ulster County.

Addressed to Miss Olive Rose
Pine Hill
New York
c/o Elbert Rose

Stamford, NY
April 7, 1914

Dear Olive:

When are you coming to see me?  Write to me sometime, will you?  Am at Mr. John M. Leonard's now.  Expect to go back to Stamford next week.  Perhaps Tuesday.  Mrs. Leonard is gaining nicely.

Much love to you.  Please remember me to Mrs. Rose.

Your nurse,
Frances M. Zeh

0000 3 30 Elbert Rose to Florence Rose

I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The locations mentioned are in Ulster County, New York.  The original letter can be seen in the Grandma's Letters tab.

March 30
Kingston

Dear Florence;

Will write and let you know that your Aunt Addie is sick and that the girls are boarding with Mrs. Elmendorf. 

I am going up to Pine Hill Wednesday morning and get a house to live in.  I think that we can get to keeping house next week.  Does your Grandmother want to come down when I move our things or will I get someone to help me and get the house straightened?

Florence, I want you to answer this right away so that I will know what to do.  You can send your letter to Pine Hill as I will be to Pine Hill.

Will close,
Elbert Rose

Letter 0000 3 20 Elbert Rose to Florence Rose

I'll correct some spelling and some grammatical errors as I transcribe.  The locations mentioned are in Ulster County, New York.

Kingston
March 20

Dear Florence,

I will write a few lines to let you know that I am not going to stay in Kingston.  I am going to quit my job the first of April.  Do you think that your Grandmother will come to Pine Hill and stay with the girls until your school is out?  I will get a house and move the things down and get the home all ready.  You know that I have got to move before I begin my work.

If she can't come I will see if I can't get someone else to stay with them for I am going to work at Pine Hill this summer.

I don't want to leave them down there alone.  Now, I want you to write and let me know if she will come or not.  If we go to keeping house, I will not pay for another month board.  Will close.

Write soon,
Elbert Rose

Letter 0000 3 13 Elbert Rose to Florence Rose

See the actual letter in the tab Grandma's Letters.  I am correcting spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.

72 Clinton Ave
March 13.

Dear Florence,

Will write you a few lines to let you know that I am still on earth and alive.  Well Florence, I think your plan is good about keeping house.  We will rent somewhere so you kids will have a home of our own.  I don't know whether I will stay down here or not.

If I don't stay down here I will get a house at Pine Hill so you and Clif can work out.  Well, I will send you some money but you must be careful and not spend any more than you have got to.  Will close.  Write soon.

Good night,
Elbert Rose

PS
When you read this, burn it up and not let any one see it.