Amanuensis Monday: Stamps from a loving father

NOTE: Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging prompt used by many in the blogging community. The word, according to Google, means: "A literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts."

My sister, her husband, and I are going through old family letters together. This is a wonderful sharing experience between our family. We hope anyone who is interested will benefit from our work and that there will be many more letters to come.

Feb. 10, 1932.

My dear Boy,

      Here is another stamp in the Bicentenial

series. You’ll soon have them all, won’t you?

      George Washington was a real man-not just a

story. His courage, education, determination, and

lack of laziness enabled him to do all that he

did. Without any of them he would not be

remembered to day for anything. What he

fund to do his “duty,” he did. It would have

been much easier for him, when the English

were mistreating the American Colonists, to have

stayed at home on his farm at Mount Vernon

and kept out of the affairs of his fellow-

Countrymen. However, he realized that

the people needed what strength he had

so he consented to use for them his training

as a soldier, his knowledge gained in school

and college, and when he set himself the

task of leading he did not back out. He

kept at it with all his will power and

the result is the United States.

      No one knows what he may be able

to do, but if he faithfully performs every

task he has to do, whether he likes it or not,

he will be trained to do all that he will ever be

required of him. See?

      Love,

      Dad.

Feb. 12, 1932

Dear Sonny,

      Here is the 9₵ stamp.

As this is Lincoln’s Birthday, I’ll write

you something Lincoln said, and as you

are interested in Washington, it will be

what Lincoln said about Washington.

      “Washington is the mightiest name on

earth – long since the mightiest in the

cause of civil liberty, still mightiest in

moral reformation. On that name no

eulogy is expected. It can not be.

To add brightness to the sun, or glory

to the name of Washington is alike

impossible. Let none attempt it.

In solemn awe we pronounce

the name, and in its naked, deathless

splendor leave it shining on.”

      Love,

      Daddy.

Select individuals included in this letter:  
Clifford Caldwell McCormick Junior "Sonny" (his page in FamilySearch Family Tree)
Clifford Caldwell McCormick Senior "Daddy" (his page in FamilySearch Family Tree)