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Gustavus, February 26, 1902
My dear Seneca,
Your letter rec'd to
day. So glad you were well
and hope you may continue
so. Papa mailed you a card
Monday. So I mailed about my
letter. I've written to Aunt Nims
this week. The boys are busy
studying and getting
ready for their lsat Literary Fri.
night. I think Elmer will write
you all about that sometime.
Wish you could be here too.
Today Papa has been to
Dr. Bailey's funeral. His wife sent
him special word and we feel
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that he ought to go. A great
crowd there. Proff Wakefield
of Hiram preached.Papa went
and introduced himself to the
Proff. It is neither sleighing or
wheeling. Some roads or spots
are bare while other places are
lots of snow.____there will
a ___flood I fear
Well, I'm feeling better but some
way no strength or ambition.
I'm happy to tell you we have
a girl. Katie came home and
told us that Miss Eva Scout
was at Mary Case's last week
and had no place to work
at present so Monday the
boys told Papa they would
stay and haul hay and ____
take a horse and go and find
a girl and kept at him
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until he went, saw Miss
Case and she told him
Eva had not place. She had
gone home______. He found
her and came home with
him that night. She is real
______and seems to under-
stand work. I tell her about
the work and just let her
run it. I cannot do , nor am
not going to try to right
away. We have to pay her
$3. We do not feel able to
pay that but may have to.
Help we must have.
Wilson is going to stay
at home in _________
he thought. Elmer ought
to go this year and we
really thought so. I intended
asking you what you
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thought about it. but
failed to do so. We wished
we could afford to hire
and not keep any of them.
______Williams and little
folks called here this A.M. I
enjoyed it so much. The
Baby is so nice and jolly.
She let me hold her all the
time. Grant is away, will be
home Sunday. Mr Biers is
going to work for Grant.
Well I'm getting tired and
must stop for now. Good
night. Thurs morn. Dark
and a chilly miserable morn.
Hope you are well. I'm feeling
comfortable sleep. Better than
I did for about two weeks.
I suffered so much pain
nights. Could not rest well.
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The ______haulers have been
going in open sleds. This
week but this morning they
will hardly know what to do.
Some places are bare. Then so
much snow in other places.
Do you have any entertainment
at the close of your school?
Bell is still sick-does not
sit up any. She has Dr. Moore
now. Her heart troubles her a
grand deal. Lucillle has been on
a _____drink in bed for
a number of day. That was
pretty hard for Bell as she is
_____miserable____. Elmer
down las night. Said he was
up around and very (gaby).
Elmer is copying an
examination list. He will
write you after the Literary.
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It is getting school time
and I will bid you good
by for now. With love from
your mother
Anna E. Partridge
Elmer wants if you are up to
Warren before you come home
to get him a false mustache
and some whiskers. Really
I do not know what they
are going to tho E and
Jim Stevens have to have
some this week in their dia-
logue. I do not suppose if
they are (to) costly they would
want them. Do as you think
best. They have some borrowed
for tomorrow night
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Gustavus March 16, 1902
Dear Brother,
I thought I would you few
lines. To see how are
getting along. I expect you
went to church to (knight).
The boys gone to church.
Elmer has our buggy.
And Wilson has
(Harray's) the roads
are (mudder). than
thunder. We have
got_____(hird) girl
you ever seen. If you
(you) want to starve to
death you want to come
right up. Here fellow
______ever Sunday
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(Knight). Well it (want) be
only a week until you
will be at home. We
have five weeks yet
of school. Elmer and Wilson
say if you will get them
some good girls for them
they will come down and
get you. Mother (isnt)
any better than last week. The
rest are all well.
Mother says cannot
hardly wait till Saturday.
Well I must stop and
get my history lesson.
From your brother
Truman