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May the

me this

my confidential friend it has been some
time since I received your kind letter but pardon me
for not writing though I have been so long silent
you have not been absent from my remembrance and I
should have written to you sooner but I concluded
I would wait until I hadd sonthing at a I of interest to []
interest write you but I fear my letter will prove
uninteresting as I have no news of importance to
tell you write in the first place I will tell you about
the fishing partie It was this day week ago I
was not there but I herd from it Jo was: there
wating on vinie letton he spent the night at Mr
Parkers and went to Church with a vinie sunday I
have not seen Jo for so long I dend expect I
hardly know him I guess he is looking as pretty
as ever I have not herd a word from You since
he left but I would rather suppose you have
hered several times Lide I went to Millers burg
to day with vinie Letton I did not get any thing
new I inten to ware my old cloths these hard
times I forogtt to tell you what a nice [beg]
I had to day [iny] Brecroft went to town with
me and back it is now bed time and I will have
to close but will finish in the morning I have
seted my self this morning to finish writing
are you going to Union I want to go if I can get anny
thing to ride I expect Ill have to stay at home wont that
be hard Lide Mr Chapple intends having Auction
at [Flat] Rock in a [h] week or two. you must come I will
be there I want to see you so bad you sed if I would
come up you would tell me about your arrangements
I have nothing to ride so when you answer this
you must write and tell me all about it give me all
[] oh Lide I had[ the greates time about your letter you]
[] seen I told Bud what you send your compliments to
him and he did not believe me he wanted to see
the letter I told him he
should not see

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