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and of work, that you
have had little time for
any thing else. But I
hope that the time has come,
when you will permit your
friends to share your sor-
row, and feel interested
in your work. God grant
you strength and courage
to carry [inserted]out[/inserted] to completion
the plans and hopes which
are so dear to you, and
and were, and are, a part
of the life of your dear
Husband, and yourself.

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I think you have probably
heard from Anna that
Mr. Dawes is at present in
the Indian Territory, as the
head of a Commission to
treat with the Indians, and
that she has accompanied
him there. They went about
the first of January, and will
be away for some weeks more.
Mr. Dawes was not very well
when he went away from
the effects of the Grip, but I
hear that the milder climate
has been very good for him.
My son and I, are living
very quietly at home, and
enjoying the rest; though

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and of work, that you have had little time for any thing else. But I hope that the time has come, when you will permit your friends to share your sorrow, and feel interested in your work. God grant you strength and courage to carry [inserted]out[/inserted] to completion the plans and hopes which are so dear to you, and and were, and are, a part of the life of your dear Husband, and yourself.

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I think you have probably heard from Anna that Mr. Dawes is at present in the Indian Territory, as the head of a Commission to treat with the Indians, and that she has accompanied him there. They went about the first of January, and will be away for some weeks more. Mr. Dawes was not very well when he went away from the effects of the Grip, but I hear that the milder climate has been very good for him.
My [unclear][Lou or son?][/unclear] and I, are living very quietly at home, and enjoying the rest; though