Nancie, please don't be offended, but will you please remove my name and address from your mailing list. I, not only get your attachments, but then others forward them to me! Took 17 minutes for the last to download and I just don't have the time! Thank you! Freda >Spartanburg Herald , Dec. 13, 1908. > { I try not to post letters that have been posted before, but these >below have been, but worth seeing again ! } > >Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy, 13 years old, have no father or >mother, live with my sister, BIRTIE GOWAN. I want a train and a >little man, and a flying Jinny and a man on a horse, bananas, apple, >candy, and everything else that is good to eat that you have for a >little orphan boy. I work in the mill. Am not able to go to school, >wish I could. >Your good little boy, SOLOMON CLAYTON >--- >Dear Santa Claus: Will you please bring me a little train and a drum >and horn and some roman candles, firecrackers, a bum stick and candy >and oranges, apples and anything will be very much apreciated by >your little 12 year dolpher in the mill. >GARNER THOMAS >--- >Dear Santa Claus: Do please bring me a doll and tea set, a doll set >of furniture, a chair and apples, candy, walnuts, and some good >books. Now Santa don't think I am asking too much as I wish these so >much and without you bring them, I can't get them. I am 11 years old >and stay with my grandma and work in the mill. Run three on four >sides. >Your good girl, MAUD GOWAN >--- >Dear Old Santa Claus : I want you to bring a doll set of furniture, >a bed, a safe, a doll, a stove, a table and chairs a piano, a >cradle, a broom. >So good-by, Santy, >Your little friend, ANNIE NOBLIN > P.S. I live on Forest street, Spartanburg. I am 11 years old and >work in the mill every day. >--- >Santa Claus: I am waiting for you. I am very glad to hear about you. >Santa Claus, old JOHN is so cross and HARRY and OLELE is good, but >they will not work. OLELE is good about sweeping the house. >Goodby, CHARLTON DILL >--- >Dear Old Santa Claus: I want you to bring me some firecrackers and >apples and candy. I want a knife and a saw and some raisins. And I >want you to bring ROSIE and little brother lots of Christmas too. >Yours truly, CHARLIE CALDWELL. >--- >Dear Santa Claus: Please Santa, will you come down here to Beaumont >? LUTHER, TOM, ROY, SISTER, MARTHA, MAY, PEARL, FAY, Come down and >see us. Come down the chimley and bring apples candies and coconut, >and firecrackers and nuts and come to house number 130. Bring me >some toys and some roman cannon, as we are takin your paper. >Son of T.M. PACK at Beaumont Mills. >--- >nancie o. > Spartanburg County researchers are encouraged to visit the USGenWeb >Spartanburg County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsparta/. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCSPARTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones.

My 10 and 11 year old grandchildren gripe about having to clean their rooms! I cannot imagine children that age working in a mill every day. It breaks my heart. I wish I could give them retroactive Christmas gifts! Merry Christmas to all of you. Mickey Fournier -----Original Message----- From: scsparta-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scsparta-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ted and Freda Noble Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:06 PM To: nancie o; scsparta@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] Santa Letters 1908 Nancie, please don't be offended, but will you please remove my name and address from your mailing list. I, not only get your attachments, but then others forward them to me! Took 17 minutes for the last to download and I just don't have the time! Thank you! Freda >Spartanburg Herald , Dec. 13, 1908. > { I try not to post letters that have been posted before, but these >below have been, but worth seeing again ! } > >Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy, 13 years old, have no father or >mother, live with my sister, BIRTIE GOWAN. I want a train and a little >man, and a flying Jinny and a man on a horse, bananas, apple, candy, >and everything else that is good to eat that you have for a little >orphan boy. I work in the mill. Am not able to go to school, wish I >could. >Your good little boy, SOLOMON CLAYTON >--- >Dear Santa Claus: Will you please bring me a little train and a drum >and horn and some roman candles, firecrackers, a bum stick and candy >and oranges, apples and anything will be very much apreciated by your >little 12 year dolpher in the mill. >GARNER THOMAS >--- >Dear Santa Claus: Do please bring me a doll and tea set, a doll set of >furniture, a chair and apples, candy, walnuts, and some good books. Now >Santa don't think I am asking too much as I wish these so much and >without you bring them, I can't get them. I am 11 years old and stay >with my grandma and work in the mill. Run three on four sides. >Your good girl, MAUD GOWAN >--- >Dear Old Santa Claus : I want you to bring a doll set of furniture, a >bed, a safe, a doll, a stove, a table and chairs a piano, a cradle, a >broom. >So good-by, Santy, >Your little friend, ANNIE NOBLIN > P.S. I live on Forest street, Spartanburg. I am 11 years old and >work in the mill every day. >--- >Santa Claus: I am waiting for you. I am very glad to hear about you. >Santa Claus, old JOHN is so cross and HARRY and OLELE is good, but they >will not work. OLELE is good about sweeping the house. >Goodby, CHARLTON DILL >--- >Dear Old Santa Claus: I want you to bring me some firecrackers and >apples and candy. I want a knife and a saw and some raisins. And I want >you to bring ROSIE and little brother lots of Christmas too. >Yours truly, CHARLIE CALDWELL. >--- >Dear Santa Claus: Please Santa, will you come down here to Beaumont ? >LUTHER, TOM, ROY, SISTER, MARTHA, MAY, PEARL, FAY, Come down and see >us. Come down the chimley and bring apples candies and coconut, and >firecrackers and nuts and come to house number 130. Bring me some toys >and some roman cannon, as we are takin your paper. >Son of T.M. PACK at Beaumont Mills. >--- >nancie o. > Spartanburg County researchers are encouraged to visit the USGenWeb >Spartanburg County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsparta/. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCSPARTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. Spartanburg County researchers are encouraged to visit the USGenWeb Spartanburg County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsparta/. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCSPARTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message