Another postcard. This one had no picture, and no description; just a pre-printed “stamp” and a space for an address on one side, and completely blank on the other. The “picture of ol\u2019 Abe” that Marcy refers to is the 4\u00a2 postage stamp-like picture of Lincoln in the stamp area of the card. The postcard is about the size of a 3x5 index card, and the writing (which covers one entire side of the card) is in portrait orientation, like a shrunk-down sheet of paper, rather than the more usual-for-a-postcard landscape orientation.<\/p>\r\n
I think this is the only mention of Marcy\u2019s father smoking in this entire set of letters. There are a bunch of mentions of his medical issues in other letters, but those seem to be focused specifically on his eyes. He died of lung cancer in 1969.<\/p>\r\n
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\r\nToo tired to type or write a real letter, so this is just to let you know I’m alive & will write soon-ly. Sorry, didn’t have any pretty pictures lying around, so you’ll have to do with the picture of ol’ Abe on the front. Sorry to hear you had to stop smoking, Daddy. hope you find something near’ as good. —Save any of my salary—? Hah! Not with all this jewelry and suchlike around. —Do you have a recipe for beef stew, and\/or Shepherd’s Pie? Saw some most enthralling dances last night (which is why I’m tired). — love M.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
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Postmarked Keams Canyon, Ariz, Mar 8, 1965. Handwritten: “Rec\u2019d this 3\/10\/65”<\/p>\r\n
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