ADDRESSED TO: Mrs. Hellen Stage, Mansfield, Tioga Co., Pa
FROM: Emma L. Darling,, Friend, Covington, Pa., Oct. 26, 1891
FROM: Emma L. Darling,, Friend, Covington, Pa., Oct. 26, 1891
Covington, Monday Oct 26, 91
Dear Friend Ella, I will write you a few lines this afternoon, to inform you that those papers you left here have both been executed and are on the way to Washington.
Father went up to Uncle Henrys yesterday. And Henry came down this morning. Mrs. Dike came home last evening, and signed the paper this morning. I hope all other evidence may be furnished as promptly. Hoping your Mother may soon be better, We remain your true Friends.
Write often and let us know how you are.
Yours Truly,
Emma L. Darling.
Emma L. Darling.
Two things on which to comment here. First, noted the use of “Ella” in the greeting. Based on our limited sample size, the use of “Ella” is tied to relationships of her youth. So the Darlings have been around a while? Second, on the 1000th reading, after we received the military records, it clicked that this letter is about the status of Mary Wood’s (Helen’s mother’s) pension request.