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Jolley family letters, 1866 and 1882-1886
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my flowers are awful nice I will send you some seed when I get some saved. Now I will tell you what I done yesterday. I got my breakfast and helped wash and scrubbed the east porch and the house in the willows then eat my dinner and drew in three loads of hay with Kate and helped yours old boy turn over about 20 cocks of hay. I had to do it with a stick for we couldent find the hitch fork. and eat 4 or 5 stalks of [kane?] now dident I do well. I had 63 verses last sunday. I dont know whether Willie will get time to finish his letter today or not but i will send mine anyhow i must stop now and feed the calves dont say I never write a big letter after this. Well I must stop now but you must answer soon as you get this. Excuse my
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my flowers are awful nice I will send you some seed when I get some saved. Now I will tell you what I done yesterday. I got my breakfast and helped wash and scrubbed the east porch and the house in the willows then eat my dinner and drew in three loads of hay with Kate and helped yours old boy turn over about 20 cocks of hay. I had to do it with a stick for we couldent find the hitch fork. and eat 4 or 5 stalks of [kane?] now dident I do well. I had 63 verses last sunday. I dont know whether Willie will get time to finish his letter today or not but i will send mine anyhow i must stop now and feed the calves dont say I never write a big letter after this. Well I must stop now but you must answer soon as you get this. Excuse my
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