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Portage June 29th 1885 Dear David, How one year after another flies away leaving ? its impress of time upon us. It hardly
seems possible that it is a year since I wrote to you on your birth day before, and yet it has brought considerable change
to myself - I hope it has been a very happy and pleasant year to you,. and that you have many yet to enjoy with the blessing
of God resting on all your indeavors - I promise you illegible that I have moved with