Sandoval Letters

Catalog record: 2022-038-0011

Summary

Manuel’s brother Miguel is writing to him. He seems upset about Manuel leaving him in Mexico (San Fernando, Tamaulipaz) for Illinois. There is also possibly a job offer or opportunity to move to the U.S. for Miguel, and he seems to have been working with someone there to pursue that. He laments about how much he misses his brother and how he is not good at writing, but that is the only way they can communicate with him so far away. He does not want to loose touch with his brother. The communication on both ends seems to be slow, as does the process that Miguel is going through to attain some sort of permission, but in the letter it seems things are going into motion.

Transcription

San Fernando Tamaulipaz a 1 D septiembre
de 1927. Mi estimado hermano estaba con
el fin de saludarte y dar contestaran a tú a lenta
Carta en donde me dices que me vaya “paradla” pues
hermano son mis piensas irme a trabajar pero tienes
ya eso lisitado mi baja pero no me le han querida dar
Pero yo tengo pensado que cuando se vaya la gente
que darme a trabajar por aquí casualmente por eso
he mandado pedir tu domicilio despues hermano que ya
me encuentre si ningun apuro entonces
pues yo creo que para el lunes entrante a movimiento
En todo el país y entonces voy a ? de la
oportunida pues hermano despues de saludarte con el
cariño de siempre pues uno acabo de saber
porque me lo dices porque yo creo quedes tú
te fuíste no han recibido de ninguna mala palabra
porque tú lo han visto que cuando estabamos
Juntos siempre hemos querido o solo que ya
durante el tiempo ya se haga perdido el cariño de
Hermanos a lo que me mandas decir y hermano
como siempre o será porque no te había escrito
por yo siempre he mandado pedir tu domicilio pero
no le entiendo yo porque dice al último ?
? y como así se llama luego la población
que está en el puerto de mata mares pero
Como aquí viene en el papel Chicago

Por eso no haga va como escribirte pero ya que
decidió licensia de escribirnos para si quiere
sabiendo de tí y tú de mí a ver si diós da
licensia de juntarnos los dos. Solo Enrique ni razón
de que se fue no más una carta recibí de él en donde
me decía que me fuera lo más pronto que se pudiera
? yo eres días andaba. Reglando mi baja le
mande decir que pronto no me podía ir porque
estaba en espera de ese asunto pero me
contestaron de guerra ? me podian resolver
por muchas circumstancias. Pero yo lo voy arreglar
en otra forma. Pues hermano tu has de dispensar
lo mal escrito porque tuyo lo sabías que no
sabía escribier pero diós me dió licensica de como
ser un aquí otra letra y yo solo me he venido
Enseñado no le has de entender. Muy bien pero
todas cuenta cuando menos de mis garabatos
y lo mal. Expresada que va mi carta yo no
me olvidado de ellos yo les he mandado lo poco
que he conseguido contestame luego
es cuanto te dice tu ? que ver te deseo
mejor que escribirte

? Destacamento
De San Fernando
Tamaulipaz
Miguel Hernandez 34 Regimiento de Cab

Translation

San Fernando Tamaulipaz “a” 1 of September
of 1927. My dear brother, I was [writing] with
the purpose of greeting you and to give answer to your slow
letter in where you tell me I went “paradla.” Well
brother, these are my thoughts to take me to work but you have
already that “lisitado” my work they have not wanted to give me
but I have in mind that when the people go
that give me work here casually for that [reason]
I have sent to ask for your address after, brother, that already
found me without predicament then
Then, I believe that for Monday coming to move
in all the country and then I am going to ? of the
opportunity. Well brother after greeting you with the
affection of always, then, one just heard from/know
because you tell me I believe you stay.
You left. They have not received a bad word
because you have seen it that when we were
together we have wanted or just that already
during the time already get lost the affection of
brothers to that sends me to say and brother
like always or will be because I have not written you.
for me I have always ordered to ask for your address, but
I did not understand him because he said to the end (I did not understand it in the end)
? and as this is what the population is called after/later
that are in the port of killing seas but
like here comes in the paper Chicago

So do not go to as to write you but now that
he gave license of writing each other for if he wants
knowing of you and you of me to see if God gives
license to be together. Only Enrique without reason
of that left. No more letters I receieved from him where
he was telling me away the soonest that they could
I was days out regulating my work.
I sent him to say that soon I could not go because
I was in wait/on hold of this matter but
they answered me of war ? I could go because
through many circumstances. But I am going to fix
in other form Well brother, you have to excuse
the badly written because yours, you knew that I
did not know how to write but God gave me license of how
to be. Here another letter and I only have come
teaching. You don’t have to understand very well but
all check when less of my scrawl
and the worst. Expressed that my letter goes, I
have not forgotten them, I have sent them the little
that I have followed. Answer me later
is how much you tell yourself ? I desire to see you
better than to write you.

? Detachment
From San Fernando
Tamaulipaz
Miguel Hernandez 34th Cavalry Regiment

Catalog record: 2022-038-0002

Summary

Juana starts out this letter to her son thanking him for the money he has sent to her and the family and she wishes god’s protection upon her son. She says that she is doing bad which could refer to sickness but she continues that she is either lost from her son or her son is lost to her, it is difficult for me to decipher which, and she asks her son to pray to god for her to get better. Juana also tells him that Enrique has not heard from him and from the context of the letter is insinuating that he should write to him. The letter ends with her saying that her and the family would rather see him than write to him.

Transcription

septiembre a 26 de 1927
Mi estimado hijo esta
es no más para saludarte y
decirte lo siguiente que
resibimos los centavos
el día 25 del presente
pues hijo es un favor
que te lo agradezco mucho
y Dios te proteja
y también te digo mi hijo
sigue malo pídele a dios
que sea mejore porque
soy perdida en mi
hijo que es el que me
acompaña y resibe
saludos de Pablo y
su familia y también
te digo que Enrique me
escribió y me dice que
si tu no me escribes por
no sabe de ti no le
contestas y yo mandé
decir lo que me dices
en la carta escrito
te dice tu mamá que
verte deseamos mejor
que escribirte tu mamá
Juana Gutierres

Translation

My dear son this
is no more than to greet you and
to tell you the following that
we received the pennies
on the 25th day of the present
for it is a favor, my son
that I thank you very much
and God protect you
and I also tell you my son
I am still bad, ask God
that I get better because
I am lost in my
son who is the one
that accompanies me and receives
greetings from Pablo and
his family and also
I tell you that Enrique
wrote to me and told me that
if you don’t write to me [and]
he doesn’t know [of] you, you don’t
answer him and I sent
to say what you tell me
in the written letter
your mom tells you that
we wish to see you better
than to write you your mom
Juana Gutierres

Catalog record: 2022-038-0004

Summary

This letter is written by Pablo Sandoval dated May 14th 1928 in Morelia, Mexico. Pablo is writing to his brother Manuel who lives in Edwardsville, Illinois. Pablo is writing to his brother to update him because he just had an operation. Pablo had to get a tumor removed in his torso that was a result of him being kicked by a donkey the year prior. He mentioned that he got the operation at his brother in law Jose’s house because his family did not want to take him to the hospital and that Jose’s house was the closest to the doctor. Pablo expressed to his brother that he was not going to stay there until he was fully recovered because there was a lot of work to be done in Morelia. Towards the end of the letter, Pablo wrote that his mom also has an illness, and that his mom sends her greetings.

Transcription

Mi estimado hermano es lo es con el
fin de saludarte y de con tes ta ción
a la atenta carta que recibí fecha 11
del presente donde veo que estás con
felisidad. De lo que recibimos mucho
gusto pues hermano no te abrimos

contesta por que estabe muy”
malo. Hoy día 17 acaba de 10 días tirado
en la cama. El día 9 me trajeron
de Quimiseo para Morelia en camilla

como era cuestión de operación “
tirso. Quería mandarme a hospital
pero mi familia no quiso y me
trajo a la casa de mi cuñado. José
que estaba mas inmediato para
que me viniera a hacer la operación
el dotor mi enfermedad era
un tumor que me salió aparte.
Pero con el favor de Dios
ya estoy mejor. Yo no más hoy
a esperar que me sane para
irme para la casa. Y tambien
de lo que me dises de tu venida
pues hermano hay bastate trabajo
aquí en Morelia. Como hora tu que
Dios te a socorrido vente y pones alguna
vendimia o no solo desos mantiene
la gente. Tan de corredores de
semillas o animales asona pues bastante
trabajo. Como hora tú que sabes
leer y trabajos que tú no los ignoras
muy bien que habías de estar y
nadie en la hacienda bente hermano
mi no sabemos qué día Dios se acuerda
de mi, de tío, o de mi mama. Si quieres,
estamos mirándonos mira mamá tiene
un grano en el cuadril o sabe que
enfermeda será porque ya tiene
mas de un año. Paseando de esa
pasar como a mi que este tumor

que me salió fue de una patada que

e medio dio un burro hace un año. Mira,
cuando vino a resultar el mal así

sabe Dios que tendrá de yer mirando
Dios con mi mamá, y resibe
es paresines. Todos tus amigos no
teder tengo a las personas hay en otro
carta. Si saludos de mi mamá
es cuánto te dise tu hermano
verte deseo mejor que escribirte.
Tu hermano, Pablo Sandobal

Translation

My dear brother, it is in order to greet you and reply to the kind letter I received dated the 11th, where I see that you are happy.
With what we received gladly, brother, we did not open the answer because it was very bad.
Today the 17th, I had just 10 days lying in bed.
On the 9th day, they brought me from Quimeseo to Morelia on a stretcher as it was a matter of a torso operation.
They wanted to send me to the hospital, but my family did not want to and they brought me to my brother-in-law Jose’s house, who was closest to the doctor that came to do the operation.
My illness was a tumor that came out separately.
But thanks to God, I am better.
I am not going to wait until I am healed to go home.
Also, from what you tell me about you coming because brother, there is a lot of work here in Morelia.
What time can God help and put some vintage or not only desires to keep the people.
So much for seed brokers or asona animals that quite a lot of work.
You know how to read and work and you don’t ignore them very well, you had to be there.
No one on the farm, my brother, we don’t know what day God remembers me, my uncle, or my mom.
If you want, we’re looking at each other, look, mom has a spot on her hip.
She knows how sick she will be because she’s been walking around like this for more than a year.
Like me, the tumor that came out was from a kick that a donkey gave me a year ago.
Look, when evil came to be so he knows that God will have to see God with my mom and he receives it as peers.
All of your friends I don’t have you to people in another letter.
Greetings from my mom, it is much better to see you than it is to write to you.

Catalog record: 2022-038-0005

Summary

This dual letter dated from May 30, 1928, is addressed to Manuel Sandoval in Edwardsville, Illinois, from his mother, Juana Gutierres and his brother, Pablo Sandoval from Morelia, Michoacan. Despite the authorship of two different people, the letter itself is written on the same paper, where Pablo’s letter continues immediately after Juana’s signature.

Juana’s letter thanks her son Manuel for his previous letters, and assures him that they were able to receive the ten pesos (Mexican currency)Manuel sent from the United States successfully. Juana also mentions that Manuel’s brother Pablo is in much better health now, and not to worry too much about him. Moreover, Juana expresses her and the family’s longing to see him instead of writing to him.

Pablo also begins his letter in a similar fashion, both greeting and thanking his brother for his previous letters. He confirms that they received the aforementioned 10 pesos that arrived the 17th of presumably May, and were picked up on the 30th due to Pablo’s illness. He then proceeds to inform Manuel about some young women Manuel inquired about in a previous letter, and lists their marital statuses in an attempt to catch Manuel up on the matters of their town. Furthermore, Pablo catches Manuel up on family members that are residing in Morelia with the rest of the family, and others—such as Petra,who have moved into the residence with their own family members. Like Juana, Pablo concludes his letter to his brother Manuel with an indication of longing to see him instead of having to write to him.

Transcription

Mi estimado hijo, esta
Carta es con el fin de saludarte
y dar contestación a la
atenta carta que esta en mis
manos con la fecha 28 del presente
donde me dices que te
conteste luego para saber
recibimos centavos. Pues
eso digo te doy a saber que ya
recibí los diez quesos que
me guardaste hijo y de falla

mejor y es cuanto te desea tu
mama de verte.

hijo, te doy a saber que ya
recibimos los diez pesos que
me mandaste, hijo. Y de Pablo,
no tengas pendiente, ya esta
mejor. Y es cuanto te dice tu
mamá que verte será mejor
que escribirte. Tu mamá,
Juana Gutierrez
Mi querido hermano, esta carta
es para saludarte y dar contestación
a tu atenta carta que esta
en mis manos. Pues hermano,
te doy a saber que recibimos
los diez pesos que nos mandaste.
Llegaron el día 17, pero yo
no podía andar para haber
ido a sacarlos. Por eso, esta hora
te doy contestación hoy día
29, y con el favor de Dios
ya estoy mejor. Y de las muchachas
que preguntas, Rafaila
ya está casada, y Gregoria
Esperanza también, y Epumedia
no está casada. Ella
tiene una de familia y porque
Lina Leiba esta en Morelia,
con toda la familia, y Maria
Ortis también esta en Morelia,
y de Petra, todavía está en
la casa no se con su [illegible] y su
hijo, y su hermano Salomon, y es
muy amable con nosotros, y escute
te dice tu hermano que verte
deseamos mejor que escribir
Tu hermano,
Pablo Sandoval

Translation

My dear son, this
letter is to greet you and
give response to
your thoughtful letter
that is presently in my hands from the 28th
where you tell me to
respond in order to see if
we received the cents. Well
son, I want to let you know that we
received the ten pesos that
you sent me, son. And about Pablo,
don’t worry, he is
much better. How much
your mom tells you that we want to
see you more than writing to you. Your mom,
Juana Gutieres

My dear brother, this letter
is to greet you and respond
to your thoughtful letter that is
in my hands. Well brother,
I will let you know that we received
the ten pesos that you sent us.
They arrived here on the 17th, but I
could not go about to
go and take the money out until today.
I give you response today the
29th, and with God’s blessing
I am much better. And about the young women
you asked about, Rafailla
is now married, and Gregoria
Esperanza is too, and
Epumedia is not married. She
is one of family, and because
Lino Leiba is in Morelia
with all the family and Maria
Ortiz is also in Morelia
and of Petra, she is still
at the house I don’t know with [illegible] and with her
son and with her brother Salomon, and is
very kind with us, and Escuto,
your brother says that we wish
to see you
rather than writing to you. Your brother,
Pablo Sandoval

Catalog record: 2022-038-0008

Transcription

H Matamoros Jam – ha veinte
21 del precente D. 1929
Señor Manuel Sandobal
mi muy estimado hermano
la precente va con el fin de- 
Saludarte en compania
de mi Otro ermano y Su-
familia que gocen de – Cabal
Salud Comazon (Corazón?)  mis de ceos que-
yo por q quí bueno Gracías d a Dios pues ermano yonada –
mas Como tuelo endique enla
anteríor pues ermano de loque
tu medices entu Carta pues
ermano mí numero es 16 –

porque tullazaves loque Su–
fre mio (sufre mío?)  por áquí conesto que
an echado mucha gente fuera
pues esta esto muy a mola
do (amolado?) y por lo mismo que cuando
llo aregle mi emigracion
llo todo les pagare sídios
meda li Cencia lesmando O
Sí estamos juntos pues me-
jor pues mucho les a gradesco
que me socorran a Ora que llo
lo nececito muchos Saludos
a mi ermano En cuanto te –
dí tu ermano que vertedecea
mejor que escrivirte
E. S. y Miguel Hernandez

de Camisa y de Sapatos es numero –
Seven Seven que vieneciendo 27
y del pantalon a decer como
38 no estoy Seguro pero por 
que no te imajinas lo que –
e engorado tevoy amandar
mi retrato pues ermano medices
que mi ermano meva a mandar
unos Sentavos pues ermano
de loque estoy en espera –

Translation

H. Matamoros Jam Day 21 of the present of 1929. 

Mr. Manuel Sandoval, my very dear brother, 

This is in order to greet you in the company of my other brother and his family, who are in excellent health. (My wishes that I give good thanks to God here, because brother, I just indicated it in the previous one, brother, from what you tell me in your letter, brother, my number is 16.)

Because you already know how much I suffer around here with this, that many people have been thrown out and these are very bad conditions. For the same reason that when I arrange my emigration, I will pay them all. God willing, I will write you, or if we are together, then even better. Well, I thank you very much for helping me when I need it. Many greetings to my brother, as much as I gave you.

Your brother who wishes more to see you than to write to you,

E. S. and Miguel Hernández

The shirt and shoes are number seven seven, which is 27, and the pants about 38, but I’m not sure because you can’t imagine how much weight I’ve gained. I’m going to send you my portrait, brother. Tell me that my brother is going to send me a few cents, brother, which I’m waiting for.

Catalog record: 2022-038-0010

Summary

In this letter, Ermenegildo Sandoval dictates to Miguel Hernandez what he wants to write to his brother. It is assumed that he is likely illiterate. On the first page, the two wish health to Miguel Sandoval and his wife before detailing that there have been heavy rains that caused flooding in the area they were living in. Additionally, Ermenegildo had been sick and had used the 5 pesos sent by Miguel Sandoval to pay the doctor. It seems like Ermenegildo Sandoval was caught in a lie when someone recognized him with Miguel, the writer, and was unable to cash the next check that was to be used to help him survive financially. Miguel asks M. Sandoval to remember his mother. The day of the innocents, a holiday celebrated in their area was coming up in a few days and Miguel asks that a rosary is said or some candle be lit for her so that God may embrace her in his kingdom so that she may rest in peace. It closes by saying that E. Sandoval prefers so see his brother rather than writing to him.

Transcription

la 26 del presente
De 1930 Sr. M. Sandoval
Mi muy estimado hermano la presente sirve
no mas para saludarte y dar contestación a
tu carta y deseándote que te encuentres bueno
y goces de caval salud como son mis deseos en
compañía de tu esposa. Pues hermano,
después de Saludarte con el mismo cariño
de siempre te digo lo reciente de lo que tú
mandas preguntar pues ahora. Hay mucha
agua porque ha llovido mucho muchas y mudasciones
endone quiera hermano dime y feo
Enrique como se encuentra no más una carta
recibido de él no se cómo le abra ido lo mismo
mismo que Pablo Mareado dé el pues hermano
yo no todavía contestado porque estaba muy
enfermo, pero quiso Dios que ya estoy un
poco bueno así es que de cinco
pesos que me mandates me sirvieron para
El doctor que me a tendió porque, así como
me mandates el cheque se lo di y por cierto que
me ha garraron en mentira porque me
conocen por Miguel y tú me pusiste
en el cheque merecido así es que muchas
dificultades para que lo cambiaron así es que para
otra vez pónmelo
así es que ahora sí estoy muy necesitada hermana
porque le estoy debiendo hasta al doctor hermano
también te digo que no te olvides de mi mama
ya se va a llegar es Todos Santos y cuando menos
un rosario o unas velas porque yo estoy muy
atrasado, pero voy a ver cómo le haga pero yo
le tengo que mama compras mas velas lo mismo
le mande desíra Enrique no se olvide de ella
para que Dios la Eenga en su Santo reino y
goce en pas es cuento te dire tu hermano que ver
te de sea mejor que escribirte. Buscame Ermenegildo
Sandoval y Miguel Hernandez

Translation

The 26 of present
1930 Mr. M. Sandoval
My very esteemed brother the present serves
no more than to greet you and give to give an answer to
you letter and wish that you are well
and in good health in
the company of your wife. Well brother,
after greeting you with the same love as always
I tell you the recentness of what you sent to ask now.
There is a lot of water because it has rained a lot
and there are many changes everywhere.
Brother, tell me and ugly Enrique
how you are. I just received a letter from him
I don’t know how it would have gone the same as Pablo Mireayo.
Well Brother,
I have not yet answered because I was very
sick but thank God I’m already
a little bit better. The 5
pesos you sent me were useful for
paying the doctor that treated me because
the check that you sent me I gave it and by the way
they caught me lying because
they know me from Miguel and you put my name on the
check that I deserved so then many
difficulties to change it is that my name is on it
again
So now I am really desparate because
I am even owing the doctor brother.
I’m also telling you to not forget my mom
The day of the Innocents is coming up
so please pray by your rosary or some candles because I am
very stressed. But I am going to see how I buy
the candles for my mom myself
I sent a message to Enrique not to forget her
so that God will have her in his holy kingdom
and that she enjoys its peace. I’m telling you that your brother prefers
seeing you than writing to you. Look for me, Ermenegildo Sandoval
y Miguel Hernandez

Catalog record: 2022-038-0011

Summary

The topic from the letter is that Miguel Hernandez, went into the army and was communicating with his friend, Manuel Sandoval, that he shouldn’t send any more cards to his original address because he is going to move to Morelia (Mexico) for new job opportunities and to lay low.

Transcription

México distrito federal a 18 del presen-
te, mes de 1932 Señor M. Sandoval
mi muy estimado hermano
la presente sirve para saludarte
cariñosamente en companía
de tu a presiable esposa y dese-
ándoles que se encuentren
buenos y gozen de Cabal. Salud
como son mis deseos pues
hermano después de saludarte
Cariñosamente te digo lo siguie-
nte doy contestación a tu
Carta que recibí con fecha
catorce del presente en la cual
me dices que me tienes ropa
para mandármela pero que
no tienes ahorita para mandá-
rmela, pues me dices que si yo
tengo pues hermano yo no tengo

Con ee hecho de que no tengo
trabajo no tengo dinero pues te-
sale muy caro por los derechos
que tienes que pagar pues
si no tienes hermano mi modo
cuando tengas el modo me man
das algo porque estoy muy
necesitado también te digo
hermano que ya no me escri-
vas al mismo domicillio
porque pienso irme para

Morelia, porque aquí no hay
nada de trabajo, yo me voy
a ir en los troques de la Comi-
sión de caminos, ahí me van a hacer
el favor de llevarme, ya voy a
vender una cobija para
los gastos en el camino
así es, que no me
contestes hasta que yo te

escriba, menos a este domicilio
no me vuelvas a escribir
hasta que yo te diga a dónde
me has de contestar y di lo que
me dices, que porque
no quiero que me escribas
a mi nombre, pues no te digo
que así tengo mi baja
en el ejército y por lo mis-
mo si me pongo mi nombre
no me sirve de nada
y yo no quiero, porque de nada
me sirve haber trabajado tanto
para que mañana o pasado,quieran
meter a uno de soldado
a fuerzas, ya tiene uno con quién
comprobar, y es cuánto
te dice tu hermano que ver te
desea mejor que escribirte
Hermenejildo Sandoval
y Miguel Hernández

Translation

Mexico Federal District on the 18th of this
month of 1932, Mr. M Sandoval
,my very dear brother,
the present serves to greet you
affectionally in company of
your precious wife and
wishing that you guys are
well and have good health,
those are my wishes for you,
brother. After greeting you
affectionately, I tell you in the following
I am answering your
letter that I recieved with the date
fourteenth of this month in which
you tell me that you have clothes
to send me but that
you don’t right now,
then you tell me that if I
have well brother, I haven’t.

With the fact that I don’t have
a job, I don’t have money, so it
is very expensive to pay the fees
that you must pay. Well,
if you don’t have the money, oh well!
when you have a way to pay, send me
something because I am
in dire need as well. I ask you
brother, not to write me
at the same address.
because I am planning to leave to
Morelia, because there aren’t any jobs
I am leaving in the trucks of the road commision.
There, they are going to do me
the favor of taking me to sell
a blanket for
expenses along the way
is that, that you do not
answer to me until I tell you
write less to this adress
do not write me again
until I tell you where
you have to answer me and say what
you tell me that because
I do not want to write to me
to my name because I do not tell you
so I have my dischange
in the army and so If I put my name on it
it’s no use to me
and I don’t want it because nothing
it serves me to have worked so much
so that tomorrow or the next day they want
to put a soldier
forces you already have one with whom
to check and it is how much
your brother tells you to see
wants better than to write
Hermenejildo Sandoval
and Miguel Hernández