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1865-06-09-Page 02

what to do with all the wool, unless we take it to the Factory & have a couple Dozen Blankets made out of it I'm afraid you will have all the fish caught. & ate, before Bell & I get there. if you dont stop fishing pretty soon, you are certainly more successfull than we were, the last time we went, only Caught three tiny little cat fish, & I caught them, & threw them back in the Creek again, where are you & Tillie going to Celebrate the - fourth of July? if not Engaged come Home. & we will go down on Sandy, & have a good old style Celebration, drink Lemonade & hear fire Cracker's, & music from the Babies, there! you are a Dear - good Brother, & I like you; but I am to sleepy to write any thing more to night, Good bye
your Sister Bell. [W?] Wise
(Upside-down, at bottom of page:-)
Tillie, I sent you the May number of Godey the same time I sent April, did you get it? will send June, as soon as I read it, I am going to see you, but cant go untill after harvest, then you can come home with us, cant she Sam?

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what to do with all the wool, unless we take it to the Factory & have a couple Dozen Blankets made out of it I'm afraid you will have all the fish caught. & ate, before Bell & I get there. if you dont stop fishing pretty soon, you are certainly more successfull than we were, the last time we went, only Caught three tiny little cat fish, & I caught them, & threw them back in the Creek again, where are you & Tillie going to Celebrate the - fourth of July? if not Engaged come Home. & we will go down on Sandy, & have a good old style Celebration, drink Lemonade & hear fire Cracker's, & music from the Babies, there! you are a Dear - good Brother, & I like you; but I am to sleepy to write any thing more to night, Good bye your Sister Bell. [W?] Wise (Upside-down, at bottom of page:-) Tillie, I sent you the May number of Godey the same time I sent April, did you get it? will send June, as soon as I read it, I am going to see you, but cant go untill after harvest, then you can come home with us, cant she Sam?