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The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
[ pencil writing Indianapolis paper, December the 10]
Dear Madam Mrs Stanford
Jane L is advertised i thought
i would ask you kindly a litle bit of charity
as i am a poor orphan i am all alone i am
poor and needy i will be too glad to recevie
a small portion if you will be so kind
as too send me a charity gift i will thank
you a thousand times i bin sick a very huge
doctor bill to pay no money to pay the
doctor Will you be so kind to give me a help-
ing hand up so pleas send it in private
letter so pleas rite me will you not
when you rite derect to Bob Beary
Indianapolis Ind
Columbia [ ?]
for an offering
thank you 1312
a Merry Chrismas and happy new yer
to you