Letter from Demetrio Flemate to Jesusita Baros Torres, October 18, 1975 Carta de Demetrio Flemate a Jesusita Baros Torres, 18 de octubre, 1975 Flemate, Demetrio Velázquez, Isabel transcription and encoding Avelar, Janette D. Velázquez, Isabel Garcia, Sarita B. 2015 Family Letters: An analysis of the Personal Correspondence of a Mexican American Family in Western Colorado and Eastern Nebraska in the First Half of the 20th Century University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
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 Flemate, Demetrio Letter from Demetrio Flemate to Jesusita Baros Torres October 18, 1975 2 pages and envelope Shanahan Collection

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Flemate, Demetrio Los Angeles, California Baros Torres, Jesusita Fort Lupton, Colorado Letter from x to y, date Letter from x to y, date Initial Encoding Transcription 10-18-75 Querida Ermana:

hoy resibi tu carta en donde me das la cruel noticia que perdiste un pie, de lo que estoy muy triste. pero siquiera ya supe de ti pues ase como 3 años que te escrebí una carta y otra a jesus, y no me las contestaron, entonses pensé que seguro ya te abias muerto. Porque desde que fuiste a Mexico, ya decias que estavas enferma. Yo digo que 100 Dollars entre jesus santos katy y el enfermero que no me acuerdo como se llama no es mucho dinero porque todos estan en mejores condiciones economicas que yo, pero si no se puede ni modo.

yo como tu comprenderas estoy viejo y enfermo de artritis y vivo del O.A.S. o sea de la pension del estado, ultimamente ise mis cuartos o sea que ya – tengo derecho a la pension federal, pero toda via no resibo nada. Eso de Julia Flemate olvidate, porque yá está muy vieja y muy enferma pues es mayor que nosotros. Ademas tendria que pasar legal y eso costaria mucho dinero, yo no se lo que ustedes opinan, pero en mí caso, cuando ya no pueda ní moverme me llevan al Hospital General y no me cuesta nada, si puedes y quieres escribirle a Patricia Medrano

zaragosa 8 juchipila

zacatecas mexico

ella con todo gusto te contestará

por lo pronto aunque sea pidiendo limosna, le pido a Dios que me socorra para ir a verte porque yo se que es la ultima ves que nos vamos a ver en este mundo, asi que fe en Dios y pronto nos volveremos a ver,

saludame con todo cariño a Max, y tu el recuerdo mas sincero D. Flemate
Demetrio Flemate 223 N. Breed st Los angeles california 90033
Jesusita Torrez 814 Pacific ave Fort Lupton Colorado 80621
LOS ANGELES CA 164 006 PM 18 OCT 1975

10-18-75 Dear sister:

Today I received your letter with the cruel news that you have lost your foot, which gave me great sadness. But at least I heard from you, because I wrote a letter to you and another to Jesus about three years ago and received no reply, so I thought for sure that you had died. Because since you went to Mexico, you already said that you were ill. I think that 100 Dollars isn’t a lot of money between Jesus, Santos, Katy and the male nurse, I can’t remember his name, because everyone is in a better economic situation than I, but if it can’t be done, never mind.

I am old and have arthritis, as you will understand, and I live on my O.A.S, which is the state pension. Lately I made my quarters, which means that I – have a right to a federal pension, but I’ve yet to receive anything. Regarding Julia Flemate, forget about it, because she is very old and very ill, because she is older than us. Also, she would have to cross legally, and this costs a lot of money. I do not know what you all think about this, but in my case, when the time comes that I cannot even move, they will take me I plan for them to take me to the General Hospital, where it won’t cost me anything. If you can and wish to write to Patricia Medrano

zaragosa 8 juchipila

zacatecas mexico

she will gladly reply.

For now, even if it’s by begging on the streets, I ask God to help me to go to see you, because I know that it will be the last time that we shall see each other in this world. Thus, have faith in God, we will soon see each other.

Give warm regards to Max, and you, receive the most sicere regards D. Flemate