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Charles Roy Brizee
[This is a letter written by Roy Brizzee, son of Charles Porter Brizzee and Sarah Hall Brizzee. On the outside of the envelope it has been kept in, someone has written “last letter received from Roy Brizzee” However, there is a letter from Roy dated April 19, 1903. This letter in the possession of Glenda Wardell (I have kept the spelling and grammar as near to the original as possible. It is in a beautiful cursive style in pencil on 4 sheets of 5x8 inch stationary, one sided except for the last page which is written on both sides.)] transcribed by C.Paul Brizzee, grandson of Henry Brizzee, Roy’s brother.
April 3, 1903 St. Louis
Dear Mother— I received your letter the other day and was glad to hear from you It seems to me you could write more than you do and sooner I made 2 two trips to town and it cost 10cents each time for street care fare and I thought you hadn’t go my last letter you are as poor a hand to write as I am but I think if I was 2 there and you was here I could write more than you do I will send you a self stamped addressed envelope and some paper and I wish you would ans [answer] soon and tell me everything I am working at the Deaf Mute Institute It is run by the Sisters of charity catholic of coarse the work aint so very hard and I am treated a no1. I have been here a month to day of coarse I don’t know how long I will stay here I have got 3 so I cant stay with any job very long if every thing don’t suit me Ill quite every thing is lively here now on account of the Worlds Fair there is lots of work here most of it is work I wont do such as Pick and shovelwork if I cant make a living without such work as that I will quite working and go on the Bum. Do you ever hear from May [his oldest sister] does she ever say anything about me—Tell Emily I would like— 4 to get an ans [answer] to that letter I wrote to her about a year and a half ago—What us Olof—Will Syman—and Hans Hanson doing what is George Nephi and Joe Foss doing—How is my little Ethel—How is Hilda [his youngest sister] is she still in Idaho Falls. I suppose the dances goon [going on?] the same as ever have you got my Fiddle and the organ yet what is Selos doing has Joe—Head Cheese returned from his mission yet I suppose—
[back of page 4 unnumbered] It made aman out of him they out [ought] to send a lot of them yaps on missions and learn them some thing Well I will tell you more next time Im in a hurry it is Bedtime and I got to get up at 41/2 in the morning is Henry [his brother] going to farm it this summer ans [answer] soon and your letter will be greatly appreciated and if I could hear from Henry or Hilda there [their] letters would bet my care full attention From your son. Roy. (the stamp is inside) [this looks as if it has been added later, it is written in a different cursive style and the lead is heavier]
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