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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of [In Lieu of Something Better] IN LIEU Oi diASTAING biTTSH Written by Miss Miami Stonestreet Washington Georgia Idited by Mrs Leila A iiarris Supervisin diter Georgia Writers Projest Area Augusta Georgia January 9 1940
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of [In Lieu of Something Better] Minnie iAonestreet 6ashington orgia December l i939 IN LISli 31 aOkaiTiilli4 4417i4Ai It is so neur Christmas and erybody even depression victims are in to grtat a rush to give me an...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of [In Lieu of Something Better] symptom of the terrible white plague They grew to be of age somehow surprised that they had escaped that far but with the deeprooted conviction that they ifere iiving on borrowed time...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of [In Lieu of Something Better] were or age aid thee eaoe would recoil the remnant oi tneir inheritaneo This taey did out where tits money went was never know tor there was no one to investigate and...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 4 She told as all tilt wonLerful stories of her life Caen sue we young all about plantation life oefore the war and daring tde war About Old Abe Lincoln tee damn...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of [In Lieu of Something Better] of them but m7 grandmother was such a busy person Us 41d not like to have ta et to from hdr sewing an quilts long enougn to gs inside the house to...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of [In Lieu of Something Better] All wea well ror a little while then there was a terrific eollision two boats went dews carrying every passenger to the bottom Le when the sad task of fluding the dead...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of [In Lieu of Something Better] My methers family begged her to aave back to the old hems In tne country in which she had an umdivided interest Ski would net do this preferring to make our way...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of [In Lieu of Something Better] Her family prevailed upon her to teach here This she raid and I enrolled at ones In class one day she said that the course was a hard one and that it...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 10 of [In Lieu of Something Better] like to keep you in but this will be the last month I can possibly afford it So there I was again out of work For several months I worried as I...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of [In Lieu of Something Better] OP U11111 VitA tee 6reatest aiguity arid a uaimaess i have never unalrsteeo to cats 4110 I got terough tile interview aria walked out vita the Joh i reportee for wart en...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of [In Lieu of Something Better] get out that bek turn to the page and taike en good laak at that piece of w rt I came out almust on tiptoe greatly taken c3Mi and ge oa oout...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of [In Lieu of Something Better] oefore taa paper was due as collateral Iveeyone WhS buying autagaubiles on paper Uny 1 eVell went so far as to try out a ear and Vieure on ouying it but my...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 14 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 14 This price io _ost instances being about 110 046 Viet it had sold for a fort years before As 1 saw so any victims of tue crash following the prosperous years...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 15 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 14 there Was AO rtitUrO 4the jab I tried for a raise time after time but always met with the same story paying as muck an I can whea tem truth is...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 16 of [In Lieu of Something Better] the next next year she WA pronounced well easugh to be dismiss by tne Lester au a leas allowed to grass for the irat time since her illness For two or tnree...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 17 of [In Lieu of Something Better] and h4ring a ferner An old Negro men anti hi wife waon he called Pig were hidhly reconneaded to ass but the man he lived with wouldnt lat kin go uzitil he...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 18 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 17 of a fortune made on a farm i had nightmares of ores and agree ol sotton with all tee people I awed standing in the middle of them The Negroes pleaded...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 19 of [In Lieu of Something Better] and I guess I was se confused over tug sudoen turn of events I must have Looked simple enough to make them think I really All of this seems bad enough but...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 20 of [In Lieu of Something Better] About this this time oame sningtens first Mink failure And of oourse it had to be the ikohange aank the one where our money Wda deposited After about ten years Mother at...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 21 of [In Lieu of Something Better] due anu we paid out as far as we could There was no money to go any farther Mr Carrington wad failed in ilia contract and 1 could not collest anythin Creditors...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 22 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 21 after anotaer bringing terrific losses to tae companies I represented Then to cup the limas r arringtoa fortood my name to eame policies collected tne premiums and spent them he collecteu...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 23 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 22 Metdodist Church and in tue evening at the Baptist I was Lot working for hia orothor at the time but I heard hia and thought what a Christian gentleman he was...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 24 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 24 Right away I applied to tae Administrator tor work Shil did not eive me anytuing nor even encourage as although ay application showed how very much I was in need of...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 25 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 4 preacher said you mho cant oelieve every thing folks promises you Being so deeply involved 1 could not pay aut in a very long tine it ever and a uitor friend...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 26 of [In Lieu of Something Better] Bb Sometimes I was so panicky I almost collapsed when I heard the sheriffs voles in tho building I was so afraid sone of my orediters were foreolosing and would put us...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 27 of [In Lieu of Something Better] 26 kindness of heart has made it possible for us to hem the high and rightful privilego of working out our financial diffioulties and winning imekour rightful plums in the world and...
- Contributor: Harris, Leila H. - Stonestreet, Minnie
- Date: 1939-12-19