Name/Title
AU Harris, Nellie Lois [Rau] - 1935-02-11 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.418Context
[Ida E. Harris, 8812 N.E. 10 Ave., Miami, Fla. postmarked 12 Feb 1935 to Rev. J. H. Harris, 550 Columbian Ave., Columbus, Ohio. {Contains notes from Nellie (Harris) Rau and Ida (Lambert) Harris}]
Dear Uncle Joe & Aunt Bertha:
You are so constantly in her thoughts; she seems to have a clearer idea of you than anyone else, as her thoughts struggle to return, and in her best five minutes yet, she wanted to sit up and write you a letter. These sentences are characteristic of her best moments; she struggles to grasp an idea, and begins a sentence, but the poor, distorted memory cannot finish it, and the effort soon exhausts her. Now she is all mixed up again, and wonders how I (her "nurse") happened to know your address, or knew of you. But she is touching the shore of reason more often than before, so we may be hopeful.
Your dear letter just arrived and was deeply appreciated; she caught the name, but not the significance.
Ever yours, Nellie.
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Dear Bro:
This ini 11 1935 I had picked up my pen to write to you and Jordan came in / When Jordan write us a letter [...]
Some think I am better hope so Jordan is careful and helps salt he can please ask our folks if [they] can write big can't write [...] all or — writes.
Love to all,
[Ida]
