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in margin: My pen is awful bad Mound Hill Jan. 11th 74 Sunday afternoon My Dear Sister On this quiet afternoon I sit
down to ask you a question. Whither is it you or I that deserves a good lecture for short-coming in letter writing? please
answer in your next and oblige. But? Mary I am sure you enjoyed your visit with Dan and Emma. your introduction there I think
was splendid. how long were you there? how are they getting along? and be sure to describe the underlined: baby underlined:
soon . I should like very much to visit at Racine and there is no fun in traveling with such little folk s, if there were
no other hindrance. I expect that before this time Annie or Joanna has given you a full description of our Christmas visit
to mother. We enjoyed it much, but Gracie 10 1/11/74 fm Sarah Joanna Miss Annie L Muir Marcello? in square
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