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Jolley family letters, 1866 and 1882-1886
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we have got 8 rooms to plaster every room in the house so you can judge what a mess we are in we have had a pleasant week of weather to work it is awful cold today we had a pretty hard frost last night we have only had two frosts this fall i am in such a hurry i cant hardly think of any thing to write i will write a better letter next time so you will have to excuse me hoping to hear from you soon i remain yours truly this paper is so poor i can't hardly write if you can't read it fetch it to me and i will read it so Good By i have got the horses to feed so i can go to town after dinner my brother is helping John Kerner thrash so i will have to feed my own team and harness it
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we have got 8 rooms to plaster every room in the house so you can judge what a mess we are in we have had a pleasant week of weather to work it is awful cold today we had a pretty hard frost last night we have only had two frosts this fall i am in such a hurry i cant hardly think of any thing to write i will write a better letter next time so you will have to excuse me hoping to hear from you soon i remain yours truly this paper is so poor i can't hardly write if you can't read it fetch it to me and i will read it so Good By i have got the horses to feed so i can go to town after dinner my brother is helping John Kerner thrash so i will have to feed my own team and harness it
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