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Gowanda July 7, 1853

Dear Bob,

I am almost ashamed to commence
this letter so long after receiving yours
but I trust in your great bunch of
patience for forgivenes you must not
forget to answer my letter a month
or so because I did yours I will try and
do better next time I think I hear you
say that it is the old story but try me
this time and if I do not live up to
promises give me a good blowing up
that's all.

I had a glorious good time the 4.
I attended a dance here you dont care
any thing about that though started for
a pick nick in Brant but did not
get there stoped on the way at a
place called Hobuck and attended
to the dancing fixing till 8, started
for home and arrived at 12 finished
up the dancing about five [illegible] and
opened the store and the wind up of my
glorious good time was feeling glorious
bad and sleepy all the next day
please tell me your experience on the 4, in
your next