Love Letter #4 Vernon Phelps to Martha Becker 1933

Transcription

(*transcriber’s note* This letter was found with other letters from Vernon Phelps to Martha Becker written in 1933.  The topic of the other letters was similar to this one.  I suggest that this letter is from 1933 as well.)

(This letter has large tears that removed parts of the letter.  Missing parts designated with *)

(page 1)

Hitterd*l

                                                                                                                    M*

*** little sw******e have stru***good luck in a potato storage house Thursday I worked from 7 O clock to 20 min. to 11.  I have worker all day and just got through and its half past 11.  I am writing this waiting for lunch we eat 6 times a day.  I havent got any pay yet

(The name “Ernest” is written in light pencil in the left margin.  This may not have been Vernon’s writing).

(page 2)

I guess this is all for this time.

write to me at this address.

*ernon Ph*

In care of

H. Belby

Hitterdal

Minn.

(Written in light pencil under the word address is the name “Ernest Scovl.”  This may not have been Vernon’s writting.)

(Written diagonally along the page)

1,65,000,000,00*

KISSES

2,0880,00000

hugs