Almira Goodrich Phillips, 1 Feb 1887

[Postmarked ‘87]

feduary the 1 87 08

dear friend,
as it was lonesome ithought
iwood let you know that
ihad knot for got you yet
and we are all well as cand
be and hope that you are the
Same it smows and rains all the
time we have moved right
east from the school house any
what do you find to so ihant
got nothing ihave tide one
quilt and quilted one thas fall
and mother has nothing to do
pa has nothing to do onley
to fee the chickings and he think
that is hard enrf this mudy wethr
they have two men milks cows
you come and we will have mash
and / milk

2

what is Ashley doing

otis is halling folts
do you hear from youre mother

ana cant you come and
See me if you come let
me know now and iwill
come be hind you and
if you cant come wright

Send me that name of
that medison that you
take be fore that franky
come to town and when
to take it and when yoy
come iwill Settle up with you
isant think of any
/ more
This time
So goo by to all

3

how is the little Boy

This is to any
and Ashley

wright Soon

this is from

Almira Phillips

good buy
wright



Almira Lawina Guttrich was a friend of Anna's. She Married George Otis Phillips in Berrien Co, MI on 2 Feb 1877. "Goodrich's" are mentioned in other letters. In a letter to her mother-in-law, Hannah Glover Carlisle, dated 18 May 1890 Anna said:

My friend from Galien (I guess you remember her) Mrs Myra Phillips died this spring she left 3 little girls the youngest only a few months old.

Per 1870 census Elmira, age 12 b MI was the daughter of William and Mary J Goodrick (Goodrich) in Galien, Berrien, MI. Her siblings were Laura, age 4 and Asa, age 2. In other letters she was mentioned as Myra or Almyra.

At Family Search Labs I found the birth record for Emma C. Phillips, 22 Dec 1889, daughter of Otis and Almira Phillips.

For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield



Phillips, Almira. (Galien, MI) to “dear friend”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 1 February 1887. Digital Images 1-3.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1887 - 1889,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Carlisle, Anna Camfield. (Buchanan, MI) to “Dear Mother”
[Hannah L Carlisle]. Letter. 18 May 1890. Digital Images 1-4.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1890,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]