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1 Portage Wis. Feb 3nd/88 Dear brother John Your kind letter and beautiful cards reached us safely and were fully appreciated.
stricken word my California poppies brought with them the remembrance of our first ride with you from Martinez to the home
among the hills when the first flowers I remember of seeing were masses of those same golden blossoms growing wild. there
are many pleasant associations connected with these little flowers, we had so many of them growing at our first home, Fountaine?
Lake. and the children enjoyed?