The Daughter’s Manumission
The Daughter’s Manumission
Twenty-Nine Years Ago
Dear Davey, Stevie and Dad,
I’m not sure if any of my other letters to you have reached you because I’ve not heard anything back from you.
I don't really know where to begin except to say that I’m sorry that I left the way I did, and I wish I’d done it some other way. I hope that you’re not still too mad at me. If you have had my other letters and you are still angry with me, please forgive me.
And especially, I wanted to apologise that I stole your wallets. I have enclosed a money order for the amount I took. I sent it with the other letters too, but it was never cashed. I hope that makes it right.
I'm doing fine now and I’m earning well. I have my own apartment. It’s only a small one that I’m renting, but
