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I expected Anna Kre would
come to pay the last tribute
of love to your sister A letter
from her tells me she is sick
with bowel complaint under
the Dr's care — she & Hattie are
in the mountains they both
desired much love & sympathy
to you. will write you —
I trust you are better & Mr
Stanford will return greatly helped
Oh how I long to see you will
look anxiously for Oct 5^th
Will go to the cemetery soon
perhaps Sunday — that is the
day I love to be with my friends
not far away

{not far away freed from pain & sorrow —}

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her any where well I think
Charlie right in not having
strangers have the last look —
Friday morning, I was interrupted
so many times Wednesday
& yesterday with callers to know
about Anna's sickness & death
I laid this aside and then
I knew it would not go
before tomorrow. Mr Herves
left yesterday morning for
Boston. He spent Wednesday
evening with us. seemed more
like himself He expects to
return an indefinite time
I took He & Mrs Abbott through
the "Lathrop Memorial" She was
more than delighted said
beautiful things about you