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Correspondence to Albert Miller from family and friends, Boone County, Iowa, 1876-1916
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you call them the same as when you were down here an odd question to ask but we all had it differant and I said I would ask Wes is not married nor likely to be soon I think neither is your humble servant I will be twenty three next september just think of it I'll soon be an old maid but not if what some folks says is true and if there is any such a thing as telling before hand I have seen mine I imagine I see his black eyes now I'll bet he will wish he was in Jericho when he gets me but old maids are honerable old bachelars are abominable by the way I did not know that you was a carpenter a friend of mine told me I would be married four times my second husband would be a shoe maker then I will have to go bare foot but may be you would condescend to make me a pair of wooden shoes well it is bed time long ago dont you remember when you were
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you call them the same as when you were down here an odd question to ask but we all had it differant and I said I would ask Wes is not married nor likely to be soon I think neither is your humble servant I will be twenty three next september just think of it I'll soon be an old maid but not if what some folks says is true and if there is any such a thing as telling before hand I have seen mine I imagine I see his black eyes now I'll bet he will wish he was in Jericho when he gets me but old maids are honerable old bachelars are abominable by the way I did not know that you was a carpenter a friend of mine told me I would be married four times my second husband would be a shoe maker then I will have to go bare foot but may be you would condescend to make me a pair of wooden shoes well it is bed time long ago dont you remember when you were
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