Letter: Warren Stilwell to Mary E. Stilwell and Mary K. (White) Stilwell to Frank Munn

This letter is from Warren Stilwell (age 13) to his sister, Minnie (Mary Elva Stilwell, age 9) with an additional note from their mother, Mary K. (White) Stilwell to her son-in-law, Frank Munn, husband of Celia Blanche (Stilwell) Munn.  

Others mentioned:  "Grandma" would be Betsey White, mother of Mary K. (White) Stilwell.  I don't know who "Heattie" might be, but if it is "Nettie" then that is Annette (Stilwell) Osborne, one of Warren and Minnie's sisters. "Hannah" is another Stilwell sister.  And "Lonson" is Mary K.'s husband and the father of Warren, Mary E., Blanche, Hannah, etc.

Here is link to an overview of the Stilwell family:  The Family of Lonson Stilwell and Mary K. White

Letter addressed:  Metomen April 22 Miss Minnie Stilwell, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin  care of Frank R Munn

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Metomen Apr 20^th 1871

My dear Sister

                I received your kind letter last evening and was very glad to hear from you.  We are having bad weather now.  Grandma has been worse for the last two or three days and has been living up in the front chamber.  Heattie [? might be Nettie?] and Mother have been cleaning house tearing up carpets painting &c.  Ask Frank how his boil gets along.  I am glad you have got such a nice pair of shoes and I think Frank is very kind and generous to help pay for them.  I am glad to hear that you are enjoying your self so well.  Edie says she would like to see you very much and would like to hear from you.  Tell Frank that we received the sugar all right and it is very nice and we are very much obliged for it.  Tell Blanche that I am much obliged for that letter she wrote me.  Father says you must have your picture taken just as Frank and Blanche wants to have you and look pleasant and not look as sober as you did the other time.  I must close with much love to all

                I am your affectionate Brother  Warren

Dear Frank

                Hannah’s school bill will soon become due will  we don’t  like to trust the money in a letter  If you will please ask them to wait until Lonson goes after Hannah or if you can as well as not pay them and Lonson will pay you when he sees you also for Minnie’s  pictures if you will just pay for those Lonson will make all right.  You was kind of a naughty boy to send so much sugar if you had sent us one or two cakes we should have thought it a good present.  We are very thankful nevertheless.      Mother