Letter by Nancy C. Russell to Mrs. T. G. Portis; thanks for letter about Charles M. Russell's youth, states that she needed that kind of information. Typed.

May 23, 1929. Mrs. T. G. Portis, 5883 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sue: Thank you for your letter telling me about Charlie’s pony. I thought the dog’s name was “Gyp” and not the pony but it really makes very little difference and I’m glad to get Archie Douglass’ address, as I wanted to ask him a few questions about the friendship he and Charlie had. You see, Sue, I’m trying to get together real facts about Charlie as a child because it has such great bearing on his life and the wonderful strides he made in the work that he could not help doing; it’s the little homely things like his playing with his pony and intimate things tat occurred at Oak Hill. Father told me a great many things and I’ve hear Charlie laugh and talk about things so can get a little of that atmosphere, I believe. I’ll be going North some time[sic] in June for two and a half months stay. Hope you will be comfortable this summer in the quarters that you now have. It sounds very attractive. Lots of love. Sincerely, NCR: ED

[Transcribed by Melynda Seaton, 2012-06-25]