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Letters to Ellen Mowrer Miller from Milton, 1878-1879
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N.W. Cor. 15th & Arch, Phila. May 18t. 68 Sister Ellie: Your kind letter was received this morning - was very glad to hear from you all - I got Nathan's letter yesterday Morning - it was mailed on the 28th. ult. and it was received at the Phila. P.O. on the 30th ult. at 2 A.M. So that did not really take two days - letters very seldom travel that fast every day - Perhaps the five dollars carried it along more quickly - has Billy got the letter I sent about the deed being forwarded by express to Moingona. I received the missive containing [Transcriber's note: The main letter page ends here; the following is written at right angles across the top of the page, and appears to be a postscript intended to be placed at the end of the letter] Ellie, I would like to be in the Hawkeye State to go botanying - how I do miss that pleasure - Flowers here are rare exotics - generally guarded by panes of glass or as a window ornament, I am now during leisure hours paying attention to German - I have the little book committed almost to memory - Drei risendy fanden inen [etn?] [Transcriber's note: perhaps "Drei Reisende fanden einen [?]"] - think after a few years I will be able to understand it - from your brother Milton write soon
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N.W. Cor. 15th & Arch, Phila. May 18t. 68 Sister Ellie: Your kind letter was received this morning - was very glad to hear from you all - I got Nathan's letter yesterday Morning - it was mailed on the 28th. ult. and it was received at the Phila. P.O. on the 30th ult. at 2 A.M. So that did not really take two days - letters very seldom travel that fast every day - Perhaps the five dollars carried it along more quickly - has Billy got the letter I sent about the deed being forwarded by express to Moingona. I received the missive containing [Transcriber's note: The main letter page ends here; the following is written at right angles across the top of the page, and appears to be a postscript intended to be placed at the end of the letter] Ellie, I would like to be in the Hawkeye State to go botanying - how I do miss that pleasure - Flowers here are rare exotics - generally guarded by panes of glass or as a window ornament, I am now during leisure hours paying attention to German - I have the little book committed almost to memory - Drei risendy fanden inen [etn?] [Transcriber's note: perhaps "Drei Reisende fanden einen [?]"] - think after a few years I will be able to understand it - from your brother Milton write soon
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