Posted on Texas Civilian Yahoo list May 2009 by Vicki Betts
Mary Maverick from San Antonio to son Willie, December 20, 1863, p. 92
Mrs. Urban leaves Tuesday morning to see her sons in Bastrop--your school--& she offers to take anything I wish to send you, so I will make you a birthday-cake tomorrow & be very glad of the chance to send it.
Mary Maverick from San Antonio to son Willie, September 8, 1864, p. 166
I intended surely to have written to you yesterday--but it was George's birthday, & after Mary came from school, we made a cake & I forgot till too late, so I write today by Austin in the morning mail. Everybody & the pet animals had a piece of Georgie's cake, & we had brandy-peaches & a quince big as your fist from Vance's some days ago & kept in a kind of hope that
George might happen home.
Mary Maverick from San Antonio to son Willie, March 23, 1865, p. 179
I received your letter yesterday, also those from Lewis and George. It is now past 3 P.M. I have been all day putting togther your things in your trunk and making cake for you and for Lewis's birthday. We have just eaten dinner, had cake & custard to Lewis's health and every little darkie in the lot eat some of Mas[ter] Lewis's cake.
Mary Maverick from San Antonio to son Willie, December 20, 1863, p. 92
Mrs. Urban leaves Tuesday morning to see her sons in Bastrop--your school--& she offers to take anything I wish to send you, so I will make you a birthday-cake tomorrow & be very glad of the chance to send it.
Mary Maverick from San Antonio to son Willie, September 8, 1864, p. 166
I intended surely to have written to you yesterday--but it was George's birthday, & after Mary came from school, we made a cake & I forgot till too late, so I write today by Austin in the morning mail. Everybody & the pet animals had a piece of Georgie's cake, & we had brandy-peaches & a quince big as your fist from Vance's some days ago & kept in a kind of hope that
George might happen home.
Mary Maverick from San Antonio to son Willie, March 23, 1865, p. 179
I received your letter yesterday, also those from Lewis and George. It is now past 3 P.M. I have been all day putting togther your things in your trunk and making cake for you and for Lewis's birthday. We have just eaten dinner, had cake & custard to Lewis's health and every little darkie in the lot eat some of Mas[ter] Lewis's cake.
