Nancy Halfmann Goree Gibbons Letters

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Letters sent to and from Nancy Halfmann Goree Gibbons

29 Oct 1906

"Miss Nannie H. Goree,

Deatsville, Ala.

Dear Madam: -

We have been trying for some time to interest Mr. Cramton in this property, but he has stated on several occasions that he has bought so much, and owes so much, that he did not want to buy anything else at present. Kindly advise us if we shall close with our party, as he may invest some where else, and it will take a little time to get all the papers up right.

Yours respectfully

Zirkle & Moore"

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Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 22, 1907

"Dear Nannie,

Are you looking forward to Xmas? There are only four of my family at home now, it will lonely for us, but Margaret is looking forward with pleasure. You asked me to tell about my trip. While I was in Norfolk, I visited Old Jamestown Island where the first English settlement in America was made; Yorktown, the scene of Cornwallis' surrender to Gen. Washington. I also went through Fortress Monroe, where Pres. Davis was imprisoned at the close of the Civil War. In Washington I visited the various pubic building. Spent a few day in New York and Middletown, Conn. Frances was sorry you were not with me. I expect to go back some day, and you must be ready to go with me. I enjoyed my trip and am glad I took it. It is pouring down today, it seems we have had more rain and cold weather than usual. How is your school? Do you live far from it? Remember me to your aunt. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you both. Write soon,

Yours sincerely,

Katie S."

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Deatsville Ala. R.F.D. #1 Apr. 9, 1908

"Mr. Sam Gibbons

Deatsville Ala. R.F.D. #2

Dear Sam: -

I will now try to answer your letter, which I received yesterday, was of course glad to hear from you. You wanted to know if I was mad with you, no I am not mad with you, nor never have been, and I never thought of getting mad at what you said Sunday night. So don't worry about that any-more. Are you going to Pine Level Saturday? Luther, John, and Eunice came down Tuesday night, and stay until bed-time. Judd, Luther, and I are going to Pine Level Saturday, he came down to see if I was going. I didn't get a chance to tell him, what Jeffie said, but I am going to tell him Saturday. Yes I went to Montgomery Monday, back. One reason that I didn't stay longer was because I have got to back again about the last of this month, and so I thought I would wait and stay longer then. I saw Auntie Monday, Mama and I both tried to get her to come back home with us, but she said she wasn't ready to come, but I think she will be home in a few days. Well I guess I will have to bring this to a close, as I don't know very much else to write this time, and it is getting about time for me to go to the kitchen anyway. Mamma has cut her hand so I am chief cook - bottle washer now. I guess I will get to mail this, this evening, as I guess I will go to Deatsville.

Your Friend,

Nannie H. Goree

P.S. Would like very much to go to Pine Flat Sunday to preaching but don't think I can go.

N.H.G."

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May 14, 1908 Mobile, Ala.

"Dear Nannie

I received your letter and I was so glad to hear from you I hope this will find you all well. I am good than I was last week."

(This is a letter to Nannie from "Aunt Mag." "Aunt Mag" is Maggie McPhillips. She was not actually Nannie's aunt. She was a milliner and lived with Nannie's grandparents in Montgomery before moving to Mobile).

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Deatsville Ala. R.F.D. #1 June 10, 1908

"Mr. Sam H. Gibbons,

Deatsville Ala. Route 2.

Dear Sam: -

It is with pleasure that I now will try and answer your most welcome letter, which I received all O.K. and was of course glad to hear from you. Yes I heard Monday that you was at preaching at Deatsville Sunday night, and am glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself so well Sunday. I can't say that I enjoyed myself Sunday at all, for I stayed at home all day, and didn't see any body to speak to except home-folks. I did want to go to Ola's and spend the day Sunday, but Mamma went to Deatsville Saturday, and had four teeth pulled, and on Sunday she had neuralgia from it, so I had to stay at home. So you think that I don't want to come up in that part of the country anymore, don't think that, for I do and am coming just the first chance I can. I would have tried to have gone to the singing anyway Sunday evening, if the horse had been at home. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there wasn't an entertainment of some kind in this part of the country Saturday night. Don't have an idea that it will be here at home, and if I have my say so about it, it won't be here, for I like to go away from home sometimes to parties, just the same as others do. If there is one, and I hear of it in time, I will let you know, and you and Mortan come if you can. If there is one I wouldn't be surprised if it won't be at Aunt Josie's, as here, and up there is about the only 2 places in this neighbor-hood that they have any entertainments hardly ever. I had a letter from Dera last week, and said she expect that her and Lula would come down for the singing Sunday, and that she would let me know, this week, if they did come, but I have heard since then that there was going to be a singing at the Solders Home and if that is true I don't much look for them. I am sorry to hear that you don't think you will get to come the Sunday that you mentioned, I would have been glad to have had you come. As for that letter, I don't thin I have said that I would give it back, or that I wouldn't, you never have told me why you wanted it. So you saw Eunice and Steward Sunday night. I guess they have certainly got up a serious case, for that is three Sundays right straight along that he has carried her some-where. I heard some-body say the other day, that they thought it was time that they was coming to a decision I guess maybe they have, but no-body except themselves know it. You wanted to know if I was going to the singing. Yes I think I will go if nothing happens, more than I know of now. You had better go to and try and have a good time. I am going to try and enjoy myself whether I do or not, and if I don't any better time than I did at Mt. Hebron, I don't much think I will try to go to another singing this year, but I won't say that I will or I won't, for might go and then I would break my word if I did. So you think maybe my last letter was broken open, I am sorry to hear that, I always try to seal all my letters good, but will pay special attention from this on. Libbie was over here this evening it is the first time she been here since came home. By the way there is going to be an ice-cream supper at the school-house at Cold Springs next Tuesday night, June 16, for the benefit of Ebenezer Church. I guess they have decided that they had better try and do some-thing in order to pay some of the debts that they owe. You and Morton and Leilah come down if you can and tell every-body that you see about it. Mr. Gresham the new tax collector, or assessor, of Autauga Co. don't remember which office he was elected to, was here to-day and he told me that Mr. Askins only got beat 42 votes, and he said he thought if Mr. A. had canvassed more than he did that he would have been elected. Well I guess I had better bring this to a close, as I guess you already tired of reading this scribbling and non-sense, and I guess you think that I have written more than was necessary anyway.

Write soon to

Your Friend

Nannie H. Goree"

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Mobile Aug 27, 1908

"Dear Nannie

I have be trying to write to you for thee weeks but was not able but I feel a little better to-day. I do now know leave Mobile ganie it is alongtime since like this began let me hear from you all soon. ___ ___ to your Auntie I hope is feel better. Aunt Mag is so weak that she is not able to write anymore. With lots of love to all and the best for yourself.

From Aunt Mag."

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Deatsville Ala. R.F.D. #1 Aug 2, 1908

"Dear Sam:-

I will now try and answer your letter this rainy evening, as I can't see you and talk to you. I was glad to hear from you, but was sorry to hear that you thought I mistreated you if I did act strange, I didn't know that I did, and couldn't help it. Don't think that I meant any harm by it, for I didn't. I could tell you better and more about it if I could see you.

If it hadn't been that I want to go to Pine Flat next Sunday. I think that I should have told you that you might come down here this evening, that is if you had wanted to come, but I thought it would best for you not come, as I intend to go.