#244 Manquin, VA
April 8, 1905
My dear Mother,
Received your letter yesterday. Somehow I just felt that the next letter I got from home would have bad news in it and I just trembled when Martin handed me the letter. Of course it…
Dear Sister – you will receive a little package. We did not know the ages of any of the children but guessed at Lillian’s – I thought she was about 6 years old, so sent the set of dolls for her.…
#246 3337 64th Place, Chicago Lawn, Ill.
Nov. 3, 1905
My dear John & Belle,
Did not think of this being the 45 & 47 anniversary of Ed and Will’s birth until I dated this letter. “How time do fly “as the old colored woman said when she…
May 23, 1905
My dear Belle,
It is a long time since we have had a letter from you & we are not only anxious to hear from you but do want to see you all so much. I beg pardon for not writing to you sooner for I know you are waiting to hear from us.…
Duncanville, ILL
Jan. 11th, 1905
My dear John & Belle,
We wish to congratulate you on the advent of your big daughter. Am so much relieved of anxiety. Hope they are both getting along well & will continue to do so...
#249 Manquin, VA
March 4, 1904
Dear Mother and Sister,
We got home from Richmond yesterday about 3 P.M. We did not get Tom’s card till late Tuesday eve and we did not get his letter at all so we did not know anything of his…
#25 Thomas A McComb May 22, 1939
Effingham, Illinois
My Dear Sister and Nieces: - I am billed to appear in Chicago June 13-14-15 at McCormick Seminary as a delegate from Mattoon Presbytery to the meeting of Illinois Synod.
#250 Manquin, VA
Jan. 7, 1904
My dear Mother
I have just received a letter from Mary enclosing a letter from Martha telling all about what a bad time you have been having. Mary McComb had mentioned some time ago you’re having a…
#251 Yellow Springs, Ohio
Dec. 29, 1896
Dear Mother:
I rec’d your letter a few days ago, and I was ashamed to learn that I had not written to you for so long,
indeed I thought I had written since you sent us the pictures. Well, I shall try and…
#252 1905 and 1906 and 1873
Pictures of Belle MacHatton McComb as baby
Belle McComb, John McComb, Lillian, Bertrell and Ralph as children - Bassettaire Farm, Manquin, VA
#253 Ralph W. McComb papers, 1948 - 1987
Ralph McComb (1907-1993), received advanced degrees before beginning his library career in 1929. After serving in several libraries and the military during World War II, he joined Penn State and was appointed…
Dear Bro. MacHatton – yours of 22nd received Sat. evening. Were glad to hear from and that you in usual health. I had written you a few days before. In that letter I stated that probably I would not be next…
#255 John McComb put this together regarding his father Ralph Wendell McComb's Educational and Career History.
Born February 11, 1907 Manquin, VA
Moved to Chicago 1912
# 256 Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 13, 1904
My dear Sister:
It is now about five o’clock and I’m just home from college, where I’ve been since eight o’clock. Just finished reading your welcome letter. I’m as busy as ever this term, have…
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J.Q.McC. No.2
I expect that you will have more peas than you will want to sow next year and they will probably bring a pretty good price. Have you ever had any experience in keeping peas over? I am told that there is a weevil that works…