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Martinez California September, 19, 1902 My dear Cousin, I am always glad to get your letters from old Dunbar, telling
the welfare of yourself Maggie all the others our friends kin. That throat trouble of Maggie's seems long serious, If it does
not leave her soon she will just have to come to California. the dried parts of which are very favorable to sufferers from
asthma most throat lung troubles. All the families hereabouts in the eastern states are well or about as usual according to
last reports. Maggie Reid is rather better though far from strong. David is well busy with the ranch a new house, now nearly
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