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Wise-Clark family papers, May-July 1865
1865-05-08-Page 03
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did not think of your big good looking Cousin Joe, when you said "he was the best man that ever trod the earth." Well, folks in the Honey moon will always say foolish things!! But enough about the wedding at this time. It wont seem near so funny, but vastly more real, after you have been spliced as long my "better half" (better by way of compliment) and I. I dont much like the contemptuous way in which she speaks of Sol's and my Oil speculation. We confidently expect to make a "hundred thousand" or less apiece. And then we are coming out to see you "hawk eyes" and take a monstrous big State. People are wild with excitement here now - Oil has been actually struck on your
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did not think of your big good looking Cousin Joe, when you said "he was the best man that ever trod the earth." Well, folks in the Honey moon will always say foolish things!! But enough about the wedding at this time. It wont seem near so funny, but vastly more real, after you have been spliced as long my "better half" (better by way of compliment) and I. I dont much like the contemptuous way in which she speaks of Sol's and my Oil speculation. We confidently expect to make a "hundred thousand" or less apiece. And then we are coming out to see you "hawk eyes" and take a monstrous big State. People are wild with excitement here now - Oil has been actually struck on your
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