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Crete, Neb. July 21, 1889. Dear Aunt Emma Uncle Dave, Mother told me of the little stranger that has illegible come
into your house. Accept congratulations if it is not too late. Kiss the little fellow for me and tell him we would like to
see him in Crete with his mother before so very long, and his father too if business is not too pressing. How delighted we
would be to have you all make me a visit in my own new home. We have been married almost ten weeks. How