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Note: My Aunt Ida passed away almost 10 years before I was born. Dern! She sounds like such a grandlady. We do have several photographs of Ida. She was an extremly attractive young lady, although today's members of PETA and environmentalists would not appreciate the numerous beautiful fur stoles she wore in public. She married twice, so her charms must have been exceptional. She was Leslie Riggins' mother. We don't know much about her second husband, Ed A. Hanson. Her son Leslie was a real legal brain as well as a military inteligence operative during WW II in London. Prior to his 1941 commissioning in the Navy, he served in the FBI during the mid-30's.
His initial married life had turmoils, but after returning from his OSS Navy assignments in Europe, Leslie divorced his wife, joined the Carvell Law Firm in Reno, Nevada and married Margarett Katherine Martin.
Ada wrote the following letter to her father when she was living in Washington with Leslie. A handwritten copy is in my family files.
"1119-K Street NW
Washington, DC
Nov. 28 1913
Dear Papa Brooks: (Note the formal address using the Surname)
I know you have been looking for your papers, but I have been in bed with a bad cold. I have no (appetite). Yesterday they (at this time, we have no idea who 'they" might be) had turkey, dressing, celery and other good things but I cannot eat but a few bites. I have been coming home from school and go right to bed then get up in time for night school. It is raining here today and I have not been out of the house.
Well I have carefully gone over all your papers, and you had better settle according to his figures (I am referring to his November itemized statement). I notice he failed to give you credit for --- ( this part of the
letter is illegible) of your Jan. payments and I wrote a letter to him for you. You can have it copied if you want to. Instead of charging you with the bill of April 2, he gave you credit for it amounting to $30.21. If I were you I write him to send his men down to Newport News for settlement. Show him the November Itemized statement which shows that you only own him $97.77 then show him the two letters from him which have been pinned together showing that you made two payments in January, 1913. He may then give you credit for another $25.00. $97.27 - $25.00 = $72.77 Balance. I think you can handle it this way.
I think we will all be at home Xmas. I know your little Billy Goat is doing everybody. (We have no knowledge of who or what "Billy Goat" is). Ask him if he remembers big bubber Ad . I don't' know of any other information to give you so I will close .
Love and best wishes to all.
Lovingly
Ad & Ida, - Leslie"
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