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Title
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Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, 1897, July 23
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, July 23
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 4 page letter from Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, "Today is a little cooler…"
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Identifier
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081210-1897-052c
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Transcription
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and injured her knee. She suffered everything with it and the leg grew stiff. She had ever so many physicians but they could not do anything for her. She finally called Dr. Finney and he said there would have to be an operaton. They put her under the influence of chloroform and made an examination and found the bone decayed nearly up to the hip. They amputated it 3 days ago and she does not know yet that it has been taken off. They will have to dress it today and expect to tell her and think the shock may kill her. She has suffered so much that there is not much left of her. He is home again and has not had work for so long. The church sent them what was in the Deacon's fund and are going to take up a
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