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Title
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Amy Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, 1897, Oct. 19
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Oct. 19
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 6 page letter from Amy Bruner to Lawrence Bruner, "I feel like writing to you this evening…"
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Identifier
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081210-1897-085a
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Transcription
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I have been home three times so far, every two weeks. Last Friday afternoon mother and father came up in the carriage and took one home. I was so greatly surprised as I didn't expect them. How glad I was you may imagine when mother walked into my room without knocking. She walked up to the [?], and sitting down, said: "What a lot of nice little boys and girls you have." Then, of course, the children sat up straight and behaved exceptionally well.
The apples are all gathered at home, also the walnuts, though all are not hulled. The other things are ready for winter. We have had a rainy season this last week, raining Friday, Sat., Sunday, and again last night. In all, the fall must have been nearly three inches — a good rain as the country was getting
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