July 6, 1943

This letter is written by Bob Morris to Max. The writing was incredibly difficult to read, but the first paragraph was the most legible and very sweet. This is one of my favorite letters.
-Kamarah
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Duncan, Arizona

July 6, 1943

Dear Max,

            Well here I come don’t guess you expected to hear from me and by hell you won’t much but don’t think anything of that for I miss you a hell of a lot but that’s not here nor there. You stay rite on their and buck and I know you will come out all rite. Don’t make any difference how hard things goes

(2^nd page missing, picks up on page 3)

All those other strays I told you was of sind. Lots that I was going to drive them up on the hills and shoot them though he hears so they couldn’t come hark so he must have told old Pink and I haven’t seen them anymore. Anyway I got rid of them say and saw. Bud Spidards amd Duncan you don’t now him he is a Morris from Brady he said “Lonnie was working over close to Silver City don’t guess he wants to come over far from that he might have to work a little. We are having a funeral here today Wade Harris passed away last Friday. Well I had a letter back with my insurance they sent me $228 dollars and some few since so I am sending you ten dollars of it you need more than me well I will close wishing you the best of luck from Dad.

Rosalie is doing fine I am sure of that I have saw her. Don’t write your mother about nt for she worries a lot anyway anything you need you don’t fail to let me know of well get it or break a pig trying. Well everything is staying a long fine here. Water a little scarce cotton can and everything look good I had to let the spotted cow go dry, she was too much for me. And yes by hell I did put a yake and that stray and haven’t had I since and ya ma.

(end of letter, very hard to understand, ends on page 6 but seems to have more that is missing)

Bob Morris