Letter from Milton Taggart to his daughter Gertrude
Gertrude was married to Lawrence Jacobs.
Primer: Gertrude was Milton's youngest child. At the time this letter was written, Milton was ~74 and Gertrude was just 26. The guests for Thanksgiving included a number of their children: Al, William (Billie), Lee, Ela May (Married to Anderson Jacobs, brother of Lawrence) and Thresa (married to Bill McCray). One of the sons, Joseph must have attended dinner over to Shorty Cooks. The Al Taggart family (my great-grandfather), would have included my grandmother - just 4 years old at the time.
November 27th 1914
Dear girl it is with plesure i take my pen in hand to let you no we ar ol well. hoping these fugh lines may find you ol the same. Received your kind and welcome letter was very glad to here you was Giting Beter that is Surly Good news.
wel we had Thanksgiven diner at home. Als famly was here and Anderson's famly and old man Whitehead and bobe and Billy and Lee and Rachel and Milton and that is ol that was here but there was som meisin. Well don't think abut it. Yes Bill and Thresa was here to. Most forgot Joe was over to Cooks. we had 2 turkeys rsted and lots diner and lots left.
Billi is going to town tomorrow, so you see i can send this letter with him. i have got the hogs yet thay ar nice. i don't think i will sel them for qite a while yet thay will way about 125 lbs an average that is what hank abolt sed tuesday Eavning. Come here from James Skoda sale with Lee. i want them to way about twiste that when i sell them.
Rachel is reading here by lamp. i sent Ben a leter the other day. how ar you ol doing bery nice weather until today. the wind is howling. But warm in.
bilding hen house. Got it up and chink. Going to put rough on tomorrow if it don't storm. 12 x 12 on the north end of the old one will make more Room for chickens when done. Billie and i are going to hol wood a while Thresa and Bill went to Rushville today Alfred went to Rushville to mill today. Ed Medcalf move to Hays Springs sold ranch to Frank Kubot for $5 an acre. so you see he is not on telephone line. he wil git one in town and live up to date. the Old Man Simpson is building a house for Sam Hubbard. He got the land that Boby Medcalf had north of Sam's place.
Lee and Joe and Shorty Cook is going to Chadron tomorow with some horses. there is 2 horce buyers thare buying cavlery horses for france and ingland. thay have shiped 2 carloads to Saint Lewis. By ol thay can git. Well mother has gon to bed, Anderson is going sown thare. Meother sad he was going tomorrow nite. i don't no he will tel you ol the news about horce racing as he ot to be and exprt.
By this time we have the buldog here he stays in the house, its to cold out side for him. Joes old tom cat is here to and thay lay on the longe and i can't git to lay down on it but there wil bee a cleening up some of those days dog and cat i mean.
Well Gerty tel Leawrence dont work to hard and helo for me. Tel ben helow wel i ges i will have to quit for this. So Good By for this time pleas Rite soone very soone. Mother Sends love to ol
from Milton Taggart father to daughter Gertrude
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