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Dec 14 - 1932
Dear borther an family I will rite you a few lines I am well an I hope you all are well an planing a big Christmas I am not it will be just one more day for me I have had a bad year an it don’t look good to me in the future well joe I want to rite you a bout mother I am sending you a letter I want you to red it an let harry red it too cant tell mother any thing bout it joe I want you boys to

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Go evry week if you can an look after mother we will not have her long joe I don’t want you boys to give her any money I will send her money to live on I have been send mother money an I don’t know what mother has doone with it i wood like for you to find out where it did go but you will have to go easy and dont mak her mad you no just how mother is

[Page] 3 I just sent mother some money an I want you boys to go doon to see her an take her to tonn get her to spend some of it an by her sefe something for Christmas joe you boys will have to look after mother I am so far a way I can not I will send money for her to live on dear borther this is not a comand but you boys must do that I am a long way

[Page] 4 Ways from there an get here [her ~] lots of wood an a heating stove an put it up for her an don’t let her run out of wood if you boys has not get time to do that have it doon an I will pay for it if I have not get the money I will borey are steal it joe I don’t know what to do with mother I have not get any home to take to all the home I have get is where I park my car is home sweet home to me

[Page] 5 Joe you find out if you can who mother get that dine rock pile from an how much she give for it an if mother has it paid for if not see how much she hase on it an if she pay it out joe mother may be paying her money on that dime rock pile an starveing her sefe joe don’t let her no what you are doing you no how mother is if you can get here a way from

[Page] 6 That dime place but I don’t know if we can or not if we can get some one to live with here mother rote me an sid she was going to get mis sools to come an live with her but did not get here may be you boys can get mis sools to come an live with mother well joe I gess will ring of for this time rite me at tyler texas north spring rt 1109 garage apt

[Page] 7 Well joe I don’t know if you can red this or not tell Harry I will rite him some there days with love to all and good luck an good wishes
An hope you all a merry Christmas
your truly Dick