Santa Letters Dear Santa, please bring me a big dolly with a blue dress and shoes. I want a coat with a fur colar. I will have cookies for you. Your frend, Margaret 4th avenue altoona in pennsy Dear Santa, ar house is not wite this year it is green. do not get confused. i will be sure there is no fire in the fireplace so do not be worried-i want a sled and a wagon and a pair of boots with fur and a coat with fur and oranges and nuts and peppermints. thank you, Carol my friend santa please give me candy and nuts and fruit oranges also that candy is pretty colors and hard to chew. I would like a new color paper and no chalk for me. only 2 peces. my favorite present will be peppermint. i need 6 peces. 1 for mama and one for papa and the rest fir me. your freind Jack 4th avenue Santa Do you work at mothberts store when it is not Xmas? I think you were putting fruit in baskets there. Perry says no, and mama says no, but Cecie and me think you do. I won't tell if you do, just give us the big oranges from the big basket and we will be very happy little girls. Sarah Santa claws this year i have a big list because last year you were so late i don't think you remembered to read my letter. i need to get shoes and boots. a big wagon so i can put coal in it and a pair of mittens, the kind like the poelice work in and a nice soldier and gun. i would like the soldir to stand by himself. i would like the gun to shoot at the fence. Marshall My best friend Santa. You are my friend. I am your friend. I am very good and all my friends say I am a good girl. My brother is not good and says nasty things to me. I have red hair and do you like red hair? Could I have a big peece of choclate and a big dolly with red hair like me. I will be ever so careful not to break the dolly. Thank you very much and I hope you have a nice Christmas too. Papa will let a pice of twobacca for you. Your best friend in Altoona, Sarah M. McCaulley Dear Santa Clauss My letter is from me and my sisters. They don't spell or write. They don't go to school they are to small. Next year Elizabeth will go to school. she wants a dolly and a pair of boots with fur. Ellen wants a dolly and a pice of candy and fruit. I would like boots, soldiers a gun, and a hat. I want a hat like jack has, but with no tassels on it. Your buddy Eddie Dear Mr. Santa What is your middle name? Do you a middle name? Do you have glaoves to drive? Who tells on the bad kids? Do the mama and papa tell you? I know bad kids get presents but I think they must have went to chruch and you stopped being mad. I have been bad but I am sorry and I always say I am sorry if mama finds out. I just want boots and a gluve and a soldier and gun. If you have extra nuts and candy I will be happy to. I have a new sister and she probable won't like toys or nuts or candy she sleeps a lot. Yours truely, Arthur Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair