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Mrs. Jolley Mar. 26, 86 Dear Sister I write to you again because though I have recieved no letter from you I forgot to send you them tomato seed and I was afraid you might want to plant them we are well Wright and Willie are going a hunting I guess. Emma and I were over to O conors, day before yesterday Ellen is going to teach Blackhawk school next summer. We heard Josie Corcoran was going to teach our school but we dont know whether it is so or not. Mr. Valentine is our directer O [Lib?] Frank Howard is dead he will be buried today he died with some old complaint he got in the army I dont know what they call it, Ida Milks has come home again She has a little boy <written upside down in top margin> excuse this dirty paper and write a word from both of you write we never hear
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Mrs. Jolley Mar. 26, 86 Dear Sister I write to you again because though I have recieved no letter from you I forgot to send you them tomato seed and I was afraid you might want to plant them we are well Wright and Willie are going a hunting I guess. Emma and I were over to O conors, day before yesterday Ellen is going to teach Blackhawk school next summer. We heard Josie Corcoran was going to teach our school but we dont know whether it is so or not. Mr. Valentine is our directer O [Lib?] Frank Howard is dead he will be buried today he died with some old complaint he got in the army I dont know what they call it, Ida Milks has come home again She has a little boy
excuse this dirty paper and write a word from both of you write we never hear
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