[Letter from Malcolm Black to W. J. Bryan, April 30, 1944] Page: 1 of 2
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Sterling City, texas, April 30, 1944.
W. J. Bryan,
Abilene, Texas.
Dear friend:
Your most welcome letter has been-received and glad
to hear that you are able to ambulate upon this mundane sphere. Z.E.Black,
my son, mentioned you several times in his letters while you were in the hos-
pital and was very much interested in your recovery and welfare.
The last time I attended the commencement at A. and M., there were
only three of our boys of '79 present, W.M.Sleeper, L.J.Kopke and myself. In x
1939, I had a part in the exercises at Daniel Baker college, Brownwood, and so
I could not be at A. and M. In our reunion in 1919, there wasquite a number
of the 179 boys present. Old negro Charlie heard we were there and came to
see us and remained to serve us. We asked him if he was in the cabin on the
way down the line which the two-legged storm turned over. He said he was and
that was a powerful storm, The old man was in rags and we bought him a good
suit of clothes. When we were leaving, he said, "I hopes you all will come
back soon again". I presume he has long since gone where all the good darkiesft*
Although I usually attend A. and M. meetings at San Angelo, this year I attend-
ed the musteron April 21 at Big Spring. There were 21 present and many of them
were soldier boys from the camp, Many of our high school graduates attend
A. and/ M. I am secretary of the school Board and our Voc.Ag, teacher isA.&M.
Would be glad to attend a reunion of the boys of '79. Have not heard from
Wash Hardy since last Christmas when I got a card from him. My old friend,
Rector M.Thomson, 94, died in Austin lately, a grandson of Horatio Chriesman,
Stephen F.Austin surveyor in locating the Austin colony. I was raised in
the old Austin colony section, as my father to Texas in 1850.
I would be glad to see you again and talk over old times, as Rogan
add the ghost, Kirkpatrick and the chicken snake, Kansas exodus negroes &C.
Yours most cordially,
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Black, Malcolm. [Letter from Malcolm Black to W. J. Bryan, April 30, 1944], letter, April 30, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091422/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.