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Letters to Ellen Mowrer Miller from Milton, 1878-1879

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Russell - Kansas - Jan 20th 1879

My Dear Mother:

                      Another letter from me to day - and

hope it will find you well. Well, Mother taking every
thing into consideration since our arrival here - we are 
getting along finely - Much better than I expected for such 
a short time - At this rate the ponies would soon be brought
into good use here. But now I can hire a pony when
called upon to go into the country. Had a call on 
yesterday to go out about ten miles -
The banker's wife - Mrs. Ackerman invited Edna and
I to dinner on Saturday - we had turkey. And a very 
nice time - quite a number have called upon us 
and by the number of acquaintainces I have made it 
does not seem possible that I have scarcely been here 
three weeks, And if the next three weeks will be as
advantageous to us - I shall not complain. My health and
strength now is remarkable - think I have gained at 
least five pounds within the last three weeks - at first
at Abilene the alkaline water made me deathly sick 
We have splendid water here. But must go deeper.

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Russell - Kansas - Jan 20th 1879 My Dear Mother: Another letter from me to day - and hope it will find you well. Well, Mother taking every thing into consideration since our arrival here - we are getting along finely - Much better than I expected for such a short time - At this rate the ponies would soon be brought into good use here. But now I can hire a pony when called upon to go into the country. Had a call on yesterday to go out about ten miles - The banker's wife - Mrs. Ackerman invited Edna and I to dinner on Saturday - we had turkey. And a very nice time - quite a number have called upon us and by the number of acquaintainces I have made it does not seem possible that I have scarcely been here three weeks, And if the next three weeks will be as advantageous to us - I shall not complain. My health and strength now is remarkable - think I have gained at least five pounds within the last three weeks - at first at Abilene the alkaline water made me deathly sick We have splendid water here. But must go deeper.