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Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, 1897, Oct. 31

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Handwritten 8 page letter from Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, "I will try to write today with the children…"
Title
Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, 1897, Oct. 31
Alternative Title
Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
Date
1897, Oct 31
Creator
Lawrence Bruner
Description
Handwritten 8 page letter from Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, "I will try to write today with the children…"
Identifier
081210-1897-063b
Transcription
it out well, and oh my we got the house so warm we could hardly stay in it that night. We went down several times during the night to fix the drafts and were all played out by morning. I did not put in so much coal the next night and it went out, that furnace is a nightmare on my hands. However, Eliza is coming back after awhile and she can seen it I guess. She writes that her father is very low and is only kept alive on medicine, and she will come back as soon as every thing is over she will come back [sic]. It will cost me as much to have my washing done and the furnace attended to as a girl will cost, and I do not want
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