Dickinson House
Corning, N.Y.
Fitzpatrick and Brann,
Proprietors
August 19, 1921
My Darling:
I have felt all this week about as I did my first week in this business 16 years ago. Have been mighty lonesome and almost discouraged. It is going to be about the hardest job I've had in a good long time to stay out over Sunday. I rebel against it, but I know that it is the best for us. If business doesn't go better next week, I'll be ready to take another vacation.
I've been thinking of you and the children all the time and hope you all are well and happy. I am deeply thankful for all of you, for your help and encouragement. We have everything to be thankful for and it ill becomes any of us to complain or get the blues. As I was driving into Corning tonight, a few miles out, I passed by a farm where all the farm buildings, except the house, had just burned to the ground. The buildings took fire soon after 12:00 o'clock, and the fire was still smoldering. Do you know, I don't believe we have a dollar’s worth of insurance on any goods where we are living. The insurance was written to cover loss while at the farm but our goods at Rob’s are not covered at all. It should be looked after. Mr. Newton has the policy, and it ought to be changed.
I think I will spend the Sunday in Bath. Have a few little towns to work on my way there. Will probably be in Hornell Monday and Tuesday, Sherwood Hotel, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Cowles House, Wednesday. It's almost impossible to give a very accurate route. I'm anxious to turn in some business next week but have no idea where it's come to come from. You can tell your folks that business is not good. It's fine to hear Osborne Co. tell of wonderful opportunities. I know this sounds like Frank's letters and I must not get in bad way.
I sold an order to Mr. Petras, coal man, today for $202.25 and a small order for $19.80 in Big Flats. Must quit and go to bed.
You can think of me as being lonesome for all of you on Sunday, write me a good long letter.
You're loving,
Jack
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John has excellent handwriting. However, in some instances, I cant decipher it. If I can't, I simply mark the spot with "xxx"s to signify thank the word isn't decipherable.
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