The following four letters were addressed to a Miss Helen Porter in Detroit, Michigan. They were purchased at a postcard show in 1993. I have reformatted the letters and made some minor corrections.
Monday Nite
5:30 Oclock
Dearest Helen:-
I have thought of you all day
dear, and feel sorry for you, yes awfully sorry.
I
truly love you dear with all my soul,
and with all my heart.
I
haven't much to offer you but I have
a great future ahead of me, and if you will say the word that will make
me
the happiest man in the world. We will be married as soon as
you say
dear.
I
hope dear you don't think me foolish
for writing this way but I am expressing my heart and thoughts.
I
was down at school this a.m. waiting
for you to tell you the same thing but I guess you were there
before
me.
Write me
dear and tell me what you think of
me and what you think of this little letter. Address to my
home, 5203
Trumbull Ave, Detroit.
Lots of love and Kisses
Yours, George Chesley
x x x x x x x x x x x x long x x x
Dear Helen:-
Being of the
curious kind and knowing you
called the office Saturday, thought I would drop you a line and see how
things
are going for you. I called the Free Press Saturday about
6:00 oclock
but no Helen around. I surely would like to hear from
you. You
probably don't know I have been transferred to Cincinnati as Branch
Manager
for my company, this taking effect the 23rd of last month.
I just
happened to be in Detroit Saturday and
of course as my luck usually runs had to miss your call. However, Helen
I
would appreciate a letter from you telling all the things that have
happened in the past year.
As ever your friend,
George
[ Enclosed: a business
card identifying George as
Branch Manager as above]
29 Ainslie St. N.
Galt
Hello Helen,
Well this is
just one weekend too late. I wish it was a week
ago. I
had a peach of a time Helen, thanks to you and Fern. I have
just been
to so few dances over here in the last year or so that I don't know
when
I have had such a good dance and such a good time as up at the Oriole
Terrace.
I
hope you and Fern enjoyed yourselves. I only wish we had had
more time because we could have had a lot more fun.
I probably should apologize to you and Fern for being such a damn fool
and
talking so much. But I was having such a good time.
You can tell
Fern that I am sensible at times.
You remember a little of me that way don't you? And thanks
for getting
Fern for me. She was a darn good sport and I enjoyed being
with her
very much. I guess I shall write her a little note and thank
her for
being good enough to take a chance on a possibly drunk, blind
date.
But don't you and her go comparing notes because I'm not much of a
letter
writer, and might repeat some of the things about her, here in this
letter,
& in hers to fill up space.
Let me know if you will be able to come
over for your holidays. Try and come, I don't know what we
shall do
for excitement but we will find some.
Please write
any way, soon, and let me know.
Always
Bill
Gee I wish I
was dancing with you right now.
You sure can dance Helen.
B.
My dear Helen,
I have just heard of your engagement and I want to send a note wishing you a very great deal of happiness. You have been such a loyal and devoted daughter. I am sure the man whom you are to marry deserves congratulations. I am enclosing an engagement gift. Assuming you to do my shopping for me.
Affectionately your cousin,
Elizabeth Wills
June fifteenth,
1931.