The herald., 1894-04-08
A Batch of Letters Addressed
to the Postmaster.
The Accumulation of the Past Few
Months.
Inquiries and Requests, Some AbsuRd,
Some Pathetic and Others Inde-
scrib able-sAmples Chosen
From the Grist.


ideas people have with reference to post
masters. Los Angeles is only one OF
many Thousand in the country, and
others NO doubt receive equally absurd
letters.
Since the publication OF some of these
letters several months ago the mail has
brought Postmaster Van Dusen another
grist Through the kindness of Assist
ant Postmaster T. A. Lewis, the con-
tents OF few of them have been OBJ
tanned and are given below, except the
signatures, which are slightly changed:
WANTS TO BooK-KEEP."
LADoNIA, Texas, Fannin Co.,
January 28, 1894.
Pos1MAsTER OF Los ANGELES: Will be
pleased il you will please hand this to
aome merchant in your town. that
needs help to cleRrk or Book keeping.
l do not know how to Book keep yet
this ie the way want to do if some mer-
chant would furnish me money to learn
and then | would pay him Back in Book
keeping or will cook for some small
family OF or in family if they would
pay me good price l would wont them
to be of a Respectable People i am
girl Of 10 years Old and need help have
a Father and Mother But they are not
able to school me like would like to be
The Reason say need help j wont do
something for some Body to get money
to 90 to school on 80 after go to echool
get in to some kind of Business have
worked on the farm so long that think
ought to know some thing in Books 80
Will Close By asking you to write soon
and let me know from Won
Very Respt
SALLY ROCKER
HOG RAISER.
TWIN LAKES, Ia, March l, 1894.
Mr.. Postmaster.
DEAR SIR: Please Give me sum fu
points of your countere in your city and
all the small city around you and let me
Know How it is for raisen hoCes and
What Kind of climet it is for hoRes l
may Want to Go in to the hoge Business
and l may Want to Go in the mds Busi-
ness cant tell yet But please let me
hear from you as soon as received and
tell me all as far as you know Without
too much riten yours truly please send
your letter to
JAMES GooDsEIIS
HAS HAD HARD PULL.
Dec. II, 1s9e.
Mr., Postmaster.
DEAR SIR: Iwish to Rite a few Lines
to you in Regard to my self. IS | Have
No other in your City to get information
OF What Want to Ask. L Wish very
much to Come TO your town to Live.
am a Mared man of SO years Aud have q
nard Pull to get long am fireman
of Boilers by traid But Can do most
Every thing Else all 30. the Winters of
Chicago is very Bad for me And must
20 south. Friends of mine that has
Lived in your city speak very highley of
it. And Rite to you il you Would get
me Position there of some Kind. OF
you mite Know of some Bsness man
that Would Want a good onest indes-
trous man. Pleas Anser yours truly,
Y. FRANcoNI
Chicago ill.
SeER HEART BROKEN.
HocRINsoN, Waeb.,
Jan. l, 1894.
Mr. Postmaster;
DEAR SIR will you please be kind
enough to go the hospitles in your city
and inquire If there is gentleman there
by the name OF Isaac A Moonte he has
been ailing for some time past and de-
sided to take a trip to California he has
been gone some time and l feel uneasy,
as have not heard from him. Should
you find him do not cav anything about
the inquiry haye made and l will pay
you for your trouble. please attend to
the matter at once.
and oblige.
Yours truly
Mps TrNAJrr MNrYan
P. s.-Do not fail to answer as l am
almost heart broken.
A TEXANS MODEST REQUEST.
BOWIE, Texas,
the 9th day of november
Mr. Postmaster, Los Angeles, Cal:
it is with pleasure that now write to
you and would be pleased if the people
of Los Angeles would send me 30 dollars
and get me something to do that is. re-
spectacle send me way bill so will
not have any trouble in finding the place
have bin robed and all most consumed
they have made there boast shall not
leave Texas am an orphant boy and
have been badly treated without cause
send me the money and Twill overthrow
their undertakings Very Respectfully
FRANK HANLY
WANTS HER CORRESPONDENT DESCRIBED.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 16, 1898.
Postmaster of LOS Angeles.
DEAR SIR-Please excuse me for tax
ing the liberty in thus addressing you,
and it is this: / correspond with
gentleman in Los Angeles never have
had the opportunity of meeting him,
and am going to ask you if you will
be so kind as to confer to my wish by
giving me personal description of the
gentleman and his character. He gave
me his name anG address as Mr.. j. G,
Lanby. Los Angeles, Cal.
Hoping you will kindly pay attention
to this, and meet with bountiful success.
Iremain, very respectfully,
ANNA LAURA HUGHES.
FROM A LoUIsIANlAN.
New Orleans La Dec | 90 NV Deair
ser Will you Bee Sc kind as to INQUIRE
if Thare is any oyster House in your
City WHARF Tha open oysters as fowler
That occupation For a Living and not
Doing any Work Wod Like to have a
Jobb If so please to hand This to some
one that That you may Think Wants
some one and oblidge yours Thomas
Beartley
New orleans
La
La
MAY " is THE GIRL he WANTS. q.
NEw YORK, Oct. 80. 1898.
Postmaster Los Angeles