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Title
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Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, 1897, Nov. 28
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Nov. 28
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 5 page letter from Marcia Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, "I will try to write a few lines today..."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-067a
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Transcription
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Mrs. Summers said she never saw any one keep such a raft around there as I do. I have a had cold too and am getting tired. Have so much sewing to do to keep the children warm this winter and it seems as if I can not find time to do my mending. It [?] cold Thursday and is very cold today. The coal has vanished through the furnace faster than at any time yet.
The Missionary Society will meet with me next Friday. I hope it will be warmer.
Early last week we heard that Father Mitchell, the youngest of the Mitchell children was very sick with croup. and the next day that he had deptheria. Dr. Lowry had his doctors out helping him insert a tube down his throat, and the neighbors, Friggs Lash and Radcliff, were all in there, had been there all day. They sent the women all home, and said it was deptheria and I met Dr. Lowry and asked him and he told me it was, and the little fellow died, but they refused to guarenteen, and Sebra told Mr. Saylor. He telephoned to the health office and he asked Dr. Lowry and he told
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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