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A letter from Donald Lerch to his wife, Elsie, his daughter, Lois, and her husband, Morrell, hoping that Elsie has made it safely to Mayari and settled in, giving them an update on how he is getting along without Elsie there, describing the garden, mentioning that he had a chance to speak to Ms. Jones (who had recently visited Lois and Morrell), describing a trip he took with frineds to a lake, letting them know he likely will not be joining the rest of the family in Cuba due to work scheduling, and wishing the family well.

A letter from Donald Lerch to his wife, Elsie, his daughter, Lois, and her husband, Morrell, hoping that Elsie has made it safely to Mayari and settled in, giving them an update on how he is getting along without Elsie there, describing the garden, mentioning that he had a chance to speak to Ms. Jones (who had recently visited Lois and Morrell), describing a trip he took with frineds to a lake, letting them know he likely will not be joining the rest of the family in Cuba due to work scheduling, and wishing the family well.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, expressing the family's excitement over the coming visit to Florida, giving an update on Steed's reoccuring fevers, asking them to make a doctor's appointment for Steed, sharing the family's travel plans, and mentioning that Morrell is visiting Marion Woods who is a missionary stationed on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, expressing the family's excitement over the coming visit to Florida, giving an update on Steed's reoccuring fevers, asking them to make a doctor's appointment for Steed, sharing the family's travel plans, and mentioning that Morrell is visiting Marion Woods who is a missionary stationed on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, informing them that the baby has arrived and that he is healthy and well, describing the successful at-home birth, assuring them that she is well and has been resting as much as possible, describing the baby's looks and size, asking them to pass along the news to Esther (sister), sharing that Steed and Esther have been delighted with their new brother, reporting that Morrell's mother's luggage finally arrived and thanking them for all the gifts they sent, and expressing how excited she is for them to meet their new grandson,

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, informing them that the baby has arrived and that he is healthy and well, describing the successful at-home birth, assuring them that she is well and has been resting as much as possible, describing the baby's looks and size, asking them to pass along the news to Esther (sister), sharing that Steed and Esther have been delighted with their new brother, reporting that Morrell's mother's luggage finally arrived and thanking them for all the gifts they sent, and expressing how excited she is for them to meet their new grandson,

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she will send this letter to Clearwater and include her and Morrell's drivers' licenses for renewal, apologizing for not writing the previous week since she was busy with the children while Morrell was out of town with some of the young folks from the church, sharing that Steed and Esther have started at kindergarten and are enjoying it, giving an update on George, sharing their tentative plans for traveling to Florida in November and December to speak throughout the state about their work, asking if they would be

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she will send this letter to Clearwater and include her and Morrell's drivers' licenses for renewal, apologizing for not writing the previous week since she was busy with the children while Morrell was out of town with some of the young folks from the church, sharing that Steed and Esther have started at kindergarten and are enjoying it, giving an update on George, sharing their tentative plans for traveling to Florida in November and December to speak throughout the state about their work, asking if they would be

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, expressing her confidence that she should have no trouble making it from Havana to Mayari on her own and giving advice for the bus trip, sharing the dates of the Annual Conference in Havana and encouraging her to come whenever and for as long as she'd like, passing along Steed's wish for his grandmother to come visit, and asking for some more sewing patterns for Lois and Esther.

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, expressing her confidence that she should have no trouble making it from Havana to Mayari on her own and giving advice for the bus trip, sharing the dates of the Annual Conference in Havana and encouraging her to come whenever and for as long as she'd like, passing along Steed's wish for his grandmother to come visit, and asking for some more sewing patterns for Lois and Esther.

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a swift recovery from an illness, providing her with a detailed itinerary for the family's trip to Florida, sharing that the whole family is doing well and that they are keeping the children home from school until they leave to try and avoid catching anything, mentioning that she has tried on her winter clothes and has plenty for the trip, noting that they plan to return to Cuba on the 12th of December barring any necessary dental or health issues for her of Steed, and urging her mother to rest up and not over prepare for their arrival

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a swift recovery from an illness, providing her with a detailed itinerary for the family's trip to Florida, sharing that the whole family is doing well and that they are keeping the children home from school until they leave to try and avoid catching anything, mentioning that she has tried on her winter clothes and has plenty for the trip, noting that they plan to return to Cuba on the 12th of December barring any necessary dental or health issues for her of Steed, and urging her mother to rest up and not over prepare for their arrival

A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, asking if they could facilitate the exchange of books with the Sandy Book Store in Clearwater, thanking them for hosting the family and especially the children so kindly, giving an update on the children and Lois' health, expressing concern about the individuals gaining power within the new Cuban government, discussing his thoughts on how he and Lois might invest their money, sharing that he expects his mother had a good visit with Sammie and asking after Esther (sister-in-law), asking for news of professional and college

A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, asking if they could facilitate the exchange of books with the Sandy Book Store in Clearwater, thanking them for hosting the family and especially the children so kindly, giving an update on the children and Lois' health, expressing concern about the individuals gaining power within the new Cuban government, discussing his thoughts on how he and Lois might invest their money, sharing that he expects his mother had a good visit with Sammie and asking after Esther (sister-in-law), asking for news of professional and college

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, reflecting on the amount of correspondence he and Lois send and receive, expressing this pleasure at Elsie's last letter discussing the wedding, sharing his sadness at the Blackburns leaving Clearwater, describing the rain and its effect on church attendence, expressing surprise at his growing capability in using Spanish, sharing some tips about drinking water and boat travel for when they come to visit the family in Cuba, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, sharing news of his family, providing an update on Steed, and

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, reflecting on the amount of correspondence he and Lois send and receive, expressing this pleasure at Elsie's last letter discussing the wedding, sharing his sadness at the Blackburns leaving Clearwater, describing the rain and its effect on church attendence, expressing surprise at his growing capability in using Spanish, sharing some tips about drinking water and boat travel for when they come to visit the family in Cuba, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, sharing news of his family, providing an update on Steed, and

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, describing his birthday celebrations and gifts, expressing his happiness that the carnival season is coming to an end, sharing details about how they plan to get news from the States and manage their accounts better, describing his endeavors in gardening, praising Lois' mothering, asking for a picture of Elsie and Donald to share with Steed before they arrive, describing how active Steed is, and insisting that the new child will be a boy rather

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, describing his birthday celebrations and gifts, expressing his happiness that the carnival season is coming to an end, sharing details about how they plan to get news from the States and manage their accounts better, describing his endeavors in gardening, praising Lois' mothering, asking for a picture of Elsie and Donald to share with Steed before they arrive, describing how active Steed is, and insisting that the new child will be a boy rather