[Rushsylvania,
Ohio]
March 29, 1935
Dear
Mrs Roosevelt.
I
am writing you a little letter this morning. Are you glad it
spring I am. For so manny poor people can raise some more to
eat. You no what I am writing this letter for Mother said Mrs
Roosevelt is just a God mother to the world And I though ma
be you had some old cloths you no Mother is a good sewer and
all the little girls are getting Easter dresses And I though
that you had some you no papa could wear Mr Roosevelt shirt
and cloth I no. My papa like Mr Roosevelt And Mother said Mr
Roosevelt carry his worries with a smile You no he is always
happy..You no we are not living on the relief we live on a little
farm. Papa did have a job and got laid on 5 yr ago so we save
and got two horses and z cows and hogs so we can all the food
stuff we can ever thing to eat some time we don't have ever
thing but we live. But you no it so hard to get cloth. So I
though mabe you had some. You no what you though was no good
Mother can make over for me I am 11 yr old I have a brother
and a sister 14 yr old. I wish I could see you I no I would
like you both. And shoes mother wears 6 or 61/2 and papa wear
g. We have no car or no phone or Radio papa he would like to
have a radio but he said there is other thing he need more.
Papa is worried about his seed oats. And one horse is not very
good. But ever one has't to worie. I am send this letter with
the pennie I get to take to Sunday school mother give me one
so it took 3 week Cause mother would think I better not ask
for things from the first Lady. But Mother said you was an angle
for doing so much for the poor. And I though that would be all
rite this is some paper my teacher gave for X mas. My add is
C. V. . . .
