Williams, H. Hamilton, 1911-1981 to Mother

Letter to Cordelia S. Williams signed "Doc" from her son Dr. Harold Hamilton Williams. He tells her he is glad she has a T.V. now. He describes the Rose Parade he attended and "the guys" he is living with and how in the same day, one had burned food and the other had broken the T.V. He describes the Christmas presents he recieved and the Christmas party his friends threw. Williams then tells her that George Jeffries, someone from Roanoke (Williams' hometown) who had stayed with him in Los Angeles had written a number of letters address to Rose Sheffey but were really intended for "Hazel". In the letters in Jeffries attacked H. Hamilton Williams' character and insisted that Cordelia Williams disliked Hazel. Hamilton Williams suggests that perhaps this would explain Hazel's strange behavior. Williams then describes the work he has been doing cleaning up the house and making general repairs. He pays special attention to the business of clearing the rot from the timbers. Then Williams tells his mother that soon he will have finished paying off the house and will own it. He asks after "Aunt Nannie" and says now that he is earning more money, he can send more of it to Cordelia and would like to set up a joint bank account for the two of them. He tells her he sprained his back recently but because of his insurance was able to go to a doctor, which was a great help. He ends the letter saying he is glad he took the time to write her such a "decent" one and that he hopes she can come visit him soon. On the back of the last page is printed Cordelia Williams' address in Roanoke.