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Wise-Clark family papers, December 1864-February 1865

1865-01-19-Page 04

but did not know him until after she had left the church He took Dave Russells sister back with him. Mollie Smith was married in the fall to a gent of that place a very fine kind of a man and in pretty good circumstances. 
Tillie you are getting away behind the rest of us - You'l have to hurry up your cakes - Recon you cant find any one good enough. 
Well I tell you what it is - My brother is one of the best of fellers What would you think if I'd send him over to your house - He's fixing up a shanty for some person - and has lots of wheat and taters so he says. Now if you see him in a few days or weeks, you may kinder guess he's after some one to peal and cook them [ar?] taters - for him. Now if I let him go you must make him behave himself, kos he lives away up yonder in the woods- and almost forgets how to act when he gets out amongst big bugs.

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but did not know him until after she had left the church He took Dave Russells sister back with him. Mollie Smith was married in the fall to a gent of that place a very fine kind of a man and in pretty good circumstances. Tillie you are getting away behind the rest of us - You'l have to hurry up your cakes - Recon you cant find any one good enough. Well I tell you what it is - My brother is one of the best of fellers What would you think if I'd send him over to your house - He's fixing up a shanty for some person - and has lots of wheat and taters so he says. Now if you see him in a few days or weeks, you may kinder guess he's after some one to peal and cook them [ar?] taters - for him. Now if I let him go you must make him behave himself, kos he lives away up yonder in the woods- and almost forgets how to act when he gets out amongst big bugs.