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A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, informing them that the family moved out to the Agricultural School with the hope that the change in environment will help address the children's reoccuring illnesses, mentioning that Steed has been doing well since the move but it's too soon to tell if the change is due to the relocation, sharing that the children are happy to be able to play with their friend Ann Milk more often, discussing her plans to go to Mayari several mornings a week to work in the clinic and run errands, mentioning that this will add more travel to Morrell

A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, asking if they could facilitate the exchange of books with the Sandy Book Store in Clearwater, thanking them for hosting the family and especially the children so kindly, giving an update on the children and Lois' health, expressing concern about the individuals gaining power within the new Cuban government, discussing his thoughts on how he and Lois might invest their money, sharing that he expects his mother had a good visit with Sammie and asking after Esther (sister-in-law), asking for news of professional and college

The carbon copy of a letter from Morrell to the Sandy Book Store in Clearwater, Florida, which was carbon copied to Donald Lerch, requesting they accept a copy of Webster's New World Dictionary which Lois bought previously and exchange it for two other books.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for sending along Esther's (sister) letter and pictures, describing how Esther and George have come down with colds and Steed has been struggling with asthma attaks and an earache, mentioning that they are going to try out living at the Agricultural School for a while to see if that helps the children's health improve, and describing the family's Christmas celebrations and the lunch they shared with the Milk family.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing the details of their flight from Miami to Tampa, mentioning that Morrell is quite excited to visit his family in Fort Lauderdale, discussing how the weather has finally cooled down, and mentioning that Esther and George have come down with fevers.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the family arrived back in Cuba safely, mentioning that they are settled back in and ready to prepare for Christmas, and thanking them for such a wonderful time.

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a swift recovery from an illness, providing her with a detailed itinerary for the family's trip to Florida, sharing that the whole family is doing well and that they are keeping the children home from school until they leave to try and avoid catching anything, mentioning that she has tried on her winter clothes and has plenty for the trip, noting that they plan to return to Cuba on the 12th of December barring any necessary dental or health issues for her of Steed, and urging her mother to rest up and not over prepare for their arrival

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for Elsie's letter, describing the persistent bouts of sickness that all the children seem to be suffering, theorizing that the dampness of the house might be contributing to Steed's persistent illness in particular, mentioning that they went to celebrate the birthday of one of the Milk family children, listing her and Esther's measurements and the types of clothes that each of the family is in need of, outlining the family's travel itinerary for November and December, sharing that she is starting to work

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, apologizing for not sending a letter the previous week, mentioning that a cold seems to be working its way through each of the children, asking if they could make a doctor's appointment for Steed to check his tonsils when they travel to Florida, giving an update on how George is developing, mentioning that they managed to get some nice photographs of George, and letting them know that Esther's shoes arrived.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that Morrell is getting the car fixed in Holguin in preparation for a trip to Havana, sharing that George and Esther have recently been ill, giving a general update on the children, mentioning that she has been doing well, reporting on the success of the clinic and that she has been trying to work there as little as possible, discussing her trip to the dentist in Preston and the future dental work she will need done, sharing that the two Emory students have left and that there as been some serious issues with bus transportation in

A letter from Lois and Morrell to their friends discussing the changes they are seeing after the victory of the revolutionaries over the old regime in Cuba, mentioning the success of efforts to reform and improve the educational system and public works in Cuba, encouraging their friends to avoid being overly critical of these efforts of those who have been fighting for freedom to establish a new and better country for themselves, prompting their friends to think about how Protestants might step up and take part in effecting the ways in which Cuba is beginning to experience change, giving

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking if they can schedule some dentist appointments for her, outlining the children's needs for winter clothes, mentioning that she's enclosed a photograph of the family, noting that Esther's shoes haven't arrived but she thinks they are on their way, describing how different Esther and Steed's attitudes towards kindergarten are, sharing details of the family's trip to the beach at Guarda la Vaca, giving a short update on George, thanking them for sending the renewed drivers' licenses, describing the

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she will send this letter to Clearwater and include her and Morrell's drivers' licenses for renewal, apologizing for not writing the previous week since she was busy with the children while Morrell was out of town with some of the young folks from the church, sharing that Steed and Esther have started at kindergarten and are enjoying it, giving an update on George, sharing their tentative plans for traveling to Florida in November and December to speak throughout the state about their work, asking if they would be

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that she has received the box of clothes they sent for the family, discussing the redistricting of Oriente and the assignment of their new superintendent, mentioning that Morrell knows the Kenneth Jones who put on a program at the church (in Clearwater?), sharing that Morrell is finalizing plans for improvements to the church, discussing Steed's improving health and metioning that the clinic's new doctor suggested a possible vaccine to treat asthmatic bronchitis which might be helpful, giving an update on how

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, reflecting on her and Morrell's wedding anniversary, wishing them a good trip to Pennsylvania, describing the chaotic and delayed start to the family's trip to Havana due to George and Steed having some sudden trouble with asthma, sharing that they did end up staying at the Park's house and that they visited with many other friends while there, mentioning that she and Morrell took the oportunity to go to Cinarama and a movie, sharing about the family's trip to the beach and the zoo, assuring them that the family had a

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, apologizing for not writing the previous week, sharing that Lois has been struggling emotionally but seems to be recovering and that he hopes their family trip to Havana will help her recover further, assuring her that he loves and supports Lois as always, explaining that he suspects the recent understaffing at the clinic and Steed's illness likely contributed to Lois' struggles, mentioning that the understaffing at the clinic is being addressed, praising the two Emory students who have been helping with

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, sharing that she should be slightly less busy and thus won't get so behind in her own letter writing, giving an update on the children and George in particular, promising them their photograph soon, mentioning that the two young men from Emory will be leaving soon, sharing that they haven't heard from Morrell's mother yet after her surgery, asking them to let Esther (sister) know she will write as soon as she can, sharing that she made an angel food cake, describing a trip to Holguin to take

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, apologizing for the lack of letters, sharing that she has been especially busy with the clinic as one of the regular nurses has been out and she has needed to shuffle around her duties between the clinic and acting as hostess for visitors, mentioning that Steed had gotten a pretty bad bout of croup and that she plans on taking him to see a doctor in Holguin soon, promising that the family will take a photograph for them once Morrell's work with the summer camps is done, expressing her relief that Don and Esther (sister) are doing well

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, reporting on Morrell's time at the Annual Conference, mentioning that the district summer camps begin the next week in Guaro, reporting on how the family is doing, giving an update on George, asking them about their plans for traveling, and letting them know Morrell's mother will be having surgery in several weeks.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, apologizing for not sending a letter sooner, assuring them that the family is doing well and remain busy, giving an update on all the children, mentioning that Morrell has been working very hard, and sending her condolences in regards to Mrs. Roland.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter and the news of the Florida Conference, expressing her sadness at the reassignment of the Cookes, assuring them that Morrell paid the doctor's bill and that they have a receipt, sharing how much the family has enjoyed using the new blender to make all sorts of desserts, discussing how much hep Blanca has been in keeping the housework done and watching the children, giving an update on George, mentioning that the measles are going around and that she anticipates Esther catching them, and describing the two