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1 Mound Hill Sept 4th /70 My Dear Brother Dan I have been longing for a few words from your pen for some time, and on
seeing one of your old letters to day I made up my mind to sit down and illegible you illegible , I have been taking a good
look at your picture in my Album, and I but want the more to hear from you, Now I pray you be pleased to sit down as soon
as you can find it convenient and tell me all that you are doing and all you intend to do, and so satisfy your sister Sarah.
Perhaps you will be apt to say illegible compliment? Well I have been making a Bed Spread, a mat? , and a Tidy. besides shirts
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