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dc.creatorClark, Addison, Sr., 1842-1911
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-11T20:22:07Z
dc.date.available2020-11-11T20:22:07Z
dc.date.issued1881-07-11
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/42456
dc.descriptionTravel and preaching updates
dc.format.medium5x8 paper
dc.relationClark Family Letters
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dc.sourceBox 1, Folder 2, Item 11
dc.subjectClark, Sally McQuigg (Mrs. Addison)
dc.subjectClark, Addison, Sr.
dc.titleLetter to Sallie Clark
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dc.description.transcriptionItaly, Ellis Co., Tex., July 11, 1881. My dear Sallie: I came here Saturday evening. We began meeting that night, have preached three times. The meeting seems to be moving off with good interest; there have already been two additions, one from the Baptists, and one from the world. I am stopping with Bro. Jennings. I took dinner yesterday with Bro. Holt. He lives near the meeting house. He has a very pretty place. Sister Holt is looking quite feeble. They had several boarders this session, and she had all the work to do, even the working and ironing. They speak of going out on a visit to our place. I may come with them, as they think they can start as soon as meeting closes. I will not get home quite so soon this way, but it will save some expense. If we leave here Monday morning, we can get home, I suppose, by Tuesday night. If I was to go by R.R. I could get home on Tuesday at noon. That would not be much difference, but a half day when I have so little time is considerable. I am still a little hoarse, and speak with difficulty. Otherwise I am in pretty fair health, only I am thin and weak. I have lost about fourteen pounds of flesh since I left home. They have only two mails per week here, so I do not expect to get much mail while here. This letter will go out tomorrow and you will not get it before Thursday or Friday. Bro. Holt has two little boys, one about two years old, the other eight months. They are bright looking little fellows. One is named Harroll, the other Deuteros (second). I think Bro. Holt is getting tired of teaching. There is another large school in the neighborhood, and they both cannot flourish very well. A great longing for home sweeps over me now and then like a storm. I shall almost count the minutes till I am again with the dear ones at home. This has been a hard summer’s work thus far, with very poor success. If I can keep in anything like tolerable preaching order, I think we shall have a good meeting here. May our dear Father give me strength, wisdom and humility, that I may do my duty faithfully and prudently. The weather is still very dry. I thought we would have rain about meeting time last night, but it did not reach us. It kept a good many from preaching. Sallie, we must fix up our front rooms some how. Think up a plan. Perhaps to newly paper them will do, or ceil them. Love to everybody. Your loving husband, Addison.


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