#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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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#251 Ed Collins 12/29/1896
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#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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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#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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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#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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
Date
12/29/1896
Identifier
CLR-00251 original is in Susan Reid's collection
Format
Handwritten
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Rights Holder
Cheryl Reid Rennick - original with Susan Reid's collection
Correspondence Item Type Metadata
Originating Location
Yellow Springs, OH
Destination Location
Duncanville, IL
Sender
Ed Collins (son of Lizzie Collins MacHatton) Brother of Belle McComb
Receiver
Lizzie (Elizabeth) Collins MacHatton
Date Written
12/29/1896
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#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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not
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#251 Ed Collins 12/29/1896, “#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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not,” The DSC Archive (Dianne | Susan | Cheryl), accessed August 22, 2026, https://www.dscarchive.mesmernet.org/items/show/251.
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 do better in the future.
We rec’d the pictures in good time and in good condition. We were delighted to get them. I think the
girls are fine looking. Those of Mr. MacHatton and yourself are very good. Now for the next thing, we wish
some of you to visit us next summer. If you can’t come, let some of the girls come and spend part if not all the
summer vacation with us. Please do not,” The DSC Archive (Dianne | Susan | Cheryl), accessed August 22, 2026, https://www.dscarchive.mesmernet.org/items/show/251.
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