Encoded for for the Veterans History Project, January 18, 2017.
All letters in the McNutt collection were digitized.
The following letters were transcribed from the handwritten originals by the donor. No alterations to this transcription has been made, although spelling errors are indicated with [sic]. Any special emphasis (i.e. underlining) is presented *between asterisks*.
I am at Knoxville now, old Virginia bound. I guess I will leave Sunday morning (6) at 8:25 on 26. But I hope it will only be for a few short months, it will seem like years to me. I am afraid it will be longer then a few months
though, possible a year. But I will tell you more about it and why when I get home and have more time.
My but I wish I was at Jellico to help you housekeep. I could wash dishes and sweep. I am a fine hand to sweep when I want to (but I hardly ever want to). You bet this experience will come in handy when you get married and I am afraid roses are going to be growing on potato vines before many years for a girl will marry as sure as a mule will kick you when you are not looking at him. That is of course when she runs across the right fellow.
I do move around a good deal, but I sure
will always let you know my address for I would hate it worse then you if some of your letters would go to the wrong place. My address will now be Ceres, Va.
You said you didnt know what I wanted with one of your pictures "they were so awful" you didnt quite finish the sentence. The reason I wanted one was because they are so awful sweet. I sure was glad that you sent me one
and didnt make me wait so long.
I wont ask you what you want with one of my pictures, for I know and it is the only thing they are good for. That is for protection. Just punch a hole through the top run a string thgough and tie it to your door knob. I will guarantee nothing
to bother you if you will only follow directions for if anything comes around as soon as he get up close enough to see it if it dont fall over deat it will break its neck trying to get away. I have just got through look for those little old pictures and I couldnt find any except some taken about three years ago they look horrible but I will look for those other I had taken in the winter. I am also sending you some Kodak pictures. I dont know if you will care for them but probably they will interest you a little. I want to have those large pictures took in a few weeks.
Tell Harold my sympathy was with him Decoration day if you put him though like you said
was going to.
Say do you hear from that little beau of your that lives here at Knoxville that cousin Vola (Myrtles mother) was telling me about very often? Probly [sic.] that take up a good deal of your time writing to him. I would like to meet my cousin that is to be.
I want to go out to cousin Graces and see her and your mother before I leave but dont know if I will get to or not. Well as it is getting late I had better close ans [answer] soon.
With much love