January 16, 1917 - Another of George's Cousins Gets Drafted

1918-0116 – Bertha Page Richardson to William R & Ella Jane Stevens Sherwood

 

West Topsham, VT

Jan 16 – 18

 

Dear Cousin,

            Your card that you sent to Uncle Robert[1] was sent to us today. It has been lying in the post office at Groton.  Our daughter is working over near there and they sent it to her and she sent it to us. We will get to Uncle.  Aunt Rosettie[2] has been very bad this winter, is so she does not sit up.  I was up there and stayed a few days, she is very poor in fleshy.  Uncle is quite smart for a man of his years.  Wish Aunt Eva[3] could see them.  We have a very hard snow storm, it has been very cold here this winter.  Our boy has been drafted but has not gone yet but expect to go any time.  We have only one boy[4] and five girls and are all big now.  Youngest is 14 years old.  Will is better than he has been for quite a number of years. I am to one of the neighbor taking care of a sick one.  It is quite warm out doors today and it seems good for we have had it so cold.  Uncle Robert address is Washington, Vermont instead of Groton.  Should like to hear from you.

            Lovingly yours.

                    Mrs. W. C. Richardson[5]
                 R. D # 1  West Topsham Vt
                       

 This photo is Robert Fletcher Richardson II on the occasion of his 80th birthday.  He was born in 1832 and lived until 1922.

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Attached to this letter is a little sheet of paper.  At the top it says “Wills” in the corner, and in the center says 1911. Six year previously.

Eva Olive – 10

Isabelle Christia 16

Robert Henry – 14

Lydia Marie – 12

Berdena B B – 10

Agnes – 8

 

[This is a list of the children in the family, but was obviously done years before and attached to this letter at some point.  On the back of the little paper it says “Will’s Children” right down at the bottom.  Pink highlighter on letter and note are done by Robert and Bernadine Tangen Weber when they were beginning to read these letters and trying to sort them and make sense of who all these people were.  They probably attached the little note to the letter once they found them both.]

 

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[1] Robert Fletcher Richardson II

[2] Rosetta Dexter Richardson

[3] Evalina (Nellie) Richardson Thompson, sister of Robert Fletcher Richardson II

[4] Robert Henry Richardson, being drafted for WWI

[5] Bertha Page Richardson