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Source 067 – Personal Letter by Unknown

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Author: unknown
Title: Letter to “Brother” George [George S. Thomas of North Dorr, MI];
Date: 17 February 1906
Curator: Christine Fisher
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Dryden
February 17, 1906
Dear Brother George:
I take this time to tell you that so far no one has sent me any account of Edd’s. All I know is this. I have waited to hear from Mr. Jameson Edds wife’s administrator of Edd estate. I wrote to him and sent him a stamp for a reply. This was in July and he answered me in November. He wanted his money at once. and now how can I settle this if I don’t know how Edd left his affairs. I wrote to you to look up the law in PA concerning “wills”. Edd first made Mary’s will and left me out and then he got counsel and found he had to will me something to make her will legal. Now I think I must know how he willed his Harvy hill property. If the law is like York State law and he has left you and I out his claim here would be illegal. Wont you find out about this. Now brother George all I know about Edd’s charges is this Jenks saw nine hundred dollars charged against Mary. But in June I saw Mr Miller and he told me Edd had crossed of some. You see I will have to refuse to pay false trumped up accounts. And I will get a lawyer to face Mr. Jameson. I have tried to do this business by writing but I wil have to go and consult a good lawyer.

Source 066 – Personal Letter by Laura Jenks

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Author: Laura A. (Thomas) Jenks
Title: Letter to “Brother” George S. Thomas of North Dorr, MI
Date: 11 September 1905
Curator: Christine Fisher
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1905
9/11
Dryden, NY

Mr. George S. Thomas
North Dorr, Mich.

Dear Brother:

Your very welcome letter is at hand. and I am very well at this writing and hope you the same. Now dear brother you mentioned Mr. Miller as Administrator. I will say I know Mr. Miller very well. And there could not be a worse move than to have him mixed up with the affair in any way. He has had enough already. Edwin gave him 25 dollars for advice to our sister in her life time. and when she asked him about her affairs he did not even answer her. He has made Edwin all the expense he could about the new road and then made fun of Edwin and said all he cared was for the jobs going up on the hill. Now the very best person to help settle up things is Jenks’s brother Edd. he is the very best of a lawyer and as he and Jenks as going to raise the money for the property he ought to have the pay instead of Miller and he has forgot more than Miller. Besides being a very honest person he is a good hand to settle up estates. besides my husband knows more about matters than any other person living. now about all settlement concerning Edd. Now our brother has got very heavy charges against Mary Janes estate. and Mr Jenks was present at many those settlements with Ashur and Mary and it wont do to let Hatties people have more than they deserve or are rightfully entitled to for instance Edd has got a great deal charged to Mary for car fare and other things. when it can be proven that she only sent for him twice so you see it is best to have some one settle for us that knows how matters are. If it wasn’t for Mr. Jenks being around with Edwin and present at those settlements we would have to allow payments twice over. When Edd came up and was here at the death of Mary Jane Edd sent for his wife. but Mary did not want her. now we all know this fact Katie myself and Jenks. It would not be right to rob the heirs in giving the Jamesons a big roll of money for services that they don’t deserve. Hattie would not say whether Edd willed you or me anything. Edwin was well of and Hattie has got things that are mine that she won’t give up so you see we must not let her have what belongs to you and me and James’s children. I wish to say to you that Edd settled with Ashur for his caring for Mary he had $40 dollars and Manley’s violin the business was done here only for Jenks being present that would have to be allowed over again now George what we know about the matter we do know. and we will do the best we can to save all necessary for the rightful heirs. What I say is strictly true. Write on receipt of this from Laura.

Source 081 – Personal Letter by E.B. Ketchum

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Author: EB Ketchum
Title: Letter to “Brother” George [George S. Thomas]
Date: 16 May 1902
Curator: Christine Fisher
Note: I initially thought this to be Jane Thomas’s husband, Eugene B. Ketchum; however, some records indicate that he died in 1884. Could it be this letter is written by his namesake/son?

Manton, MI
May 16, 1902

Dear Brother,
Yours of the 14th received in regard to the estate my wife wishes you to pay the money and as soon as the first sale is made to take the same out and oblige yours respectfully. EB Ketchum

George we have been looking for you this long time to trout fish. Now don’t play no game on us we are all quite well, but ma she is not feeling very good. Love to all.
Ma say to bring sister Julia along, also Jane [Julia’s sister or daughter? undetermined]

Source 184 – Personal Letter by E.P. Thomas

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Author: E.P. Thomas of Foxburg, PA
Title: Letter to George S. Thomas of N. Dorr, Allegan Co, MI
Date: 24 July 1901
Curator: Christine Fisher
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Dear Sir and Brother,
Hat is washing the dinner dishes and is well. I have a lame ankle. Can’t hardily walk. It is hot weather and all crops look fairly good. Some corn poor. Now George, enclosed is a letter from John H. Miller the attorney at Marathon N.Y. in regard to the will and how to proceed at once. You will see that we just made an invoice of things after Mary died but only by our selves Jenks, Katie, Aceph Goodale and self. Aceph Goodale of Homer Fays Bay [unclear] you see they have put a road through up the [unclear] still and things is going to suit the parties up there in your immediate answer you inform me what to do by the way Millers letter directs. Read it very careful and what ever you say I will do. George, please return Millers letter in your letter of advice for I want to keep his correspondence. Don’t delay. Yours Truly, E.P. Thomas

We can do most of the business such as notifying and then I will go up. You understand the citations as Millers letter explained.

Source 064 – Personal Letter by Unknown

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Author: unknown [handwriting appears to be Eva Thomas]
Title: Letter to “Father” [George S. Thomas of North Dorr]
Date: 07 November 1889
Curator: Christine Fisher
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[locate this letter….they should be with S16]
November 7, 1889
North Dorr

Dear Father [George S. Thomas]:
I now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know we are all well and hope you are not worse but getting better. We didn’t get a letter from you this week yet. Pa the postal card that you wrote when ma was there laid in the sanitarium till you wrote your last postal card. Now I did you get that letter I wrote in regard to Timothy Parker if you didn’t I will ay he wanted you to write and tell him the date you was taken in the hospital. Iva? Thomas Morrel is dead. Died last Saturday evening. The doctors didn’t know what ailed him. Pork is cheap $450 a hundred last Saturday couldn’t contract it at that grand price? Folks is all well and aunt Stella too. The apples come to $31.50.

Well I cant think of any more to writ so good by with love and a kiss from ma and I.
PS ma went down and settled with Frank ? got the money all right.

Source 063 – Personal Letter by Eva Thomas and Charles

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Author: Eva Thomas and Charles R. Thomas
Title: Letter to “Father” of North Dorr [George S. Thomas]
Date: 16 October 1889
Curator: Christine Fisher
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Oct. 16, 1889
North Dorr

Dear Father:
I now sit down to answer your kind and welcome letter received yesterday. We was awful glad to hear why you didn’t come home because we was so disappointed and worried too that we could hardly rest till we got a letter from you. Ma says she don’t see how you catched such an awful cold and to write and tell her how you caught it. Aunt Fanny is awful sick. Hant expected to live. The matter is typhoid malaria fever and they wrote that she wanted to see ma very bad and ma thought she wouldn’t go till she herd what you thought about it and if you thought best why she would go. There isn’t any news around particular only that old man ford is dead it is very dry shaint had only one shower since you went away and feed is all dried up.

Well pa old Elick Spears is up here every three or four days and ma wants two know what she shall do about it well pa the clover is cut and in the barn and the boys says it wont pay two thrash but makes five loads of good hay. We want to be sure and write so we can get it Saturday to be sure so good by from your daughter Eva. Ma sends her best love and all of the rest of us.

Well, pa, i will pen you a few lines. i was treed by the bull on top of old san. There is no news this pen is so poor i cant write with it. I am a going up to crooked lake next week. I will write when i get there. From Charles