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S. G. Finney letters to his son George, 1880-1886
1882-09-10 Page 2
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2 had a fight the day we thrshed porter would have whiped him but he got is foot fast some way on the door scraper at the porch and fell, dislocateing his ancle, he will be laid up for some time, I can get 3 3/4 for my 3 year old steers & will sell. you say you are 45 miles west from [Neligh? Nehigh?], how near to a Rail Road is your land? Is there any stream of water near you? Is your Land first Bottom or second? What kind of a house are you bulding? hope you have built it large enough for at least two to live i, for you may concluded to get a John Chinaman to cook for the hands. I wish it was so I could get away I would go out there and see the
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2 had a fight the day we thrshed porter would have whiped him but he got is foot fast some way on the door scraper at the porch and fell, dislocateing his ancle, he will be laid up for some time, I can get 3 3/4 for my 3 year old steers & will sell. you say you are 45 miles west from [Neligh? Nehigh?], how near to a Rail Road is your land? Is there any stream of water near you? Is your Land first Bottom or second? What kind of a house are you bulding? hope you have built it large enough for at least two to live i, for you may concluded to get a John Chinaman to cook for the hands. I wish it was so I could get away I would go out there and see the
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