North Bridgewater Oct 29 64

 

Dear Sir permit me to once more address you a few lines since you last heard from me my life has been checkered last April I lost my wife, one of my boys & the only one that could be of any service to me, left & went to NYork & enlisted in the Navy since which time I have been unable to obtain any clue to his whereabouts after the death of my wife I left Haverhill & came to this place I made out to get along untill buissness came so dull I have none nothing to do & see nothing but the poor house staring me in the face you have done more for me than any one else since I left the Army & God knows that I feel gratefull to you for it 

 

Indeed a little aid from some one I do not want to go to the Poor House for I think if you would help me a little I could get along untill after election when I think there will be a change for the better. You must excuse me for coming to you again but I did not know who else would have the sympathy for me that you would. please answer by Mondays mail if you can & I will pray for your happiness while you remain here & O may you never know what it is to feel the stings of poverty. I would enclose a stamp for return postage if I had it May God Bless you. yours with respect James S Bond

Box 113                                                                                             

North Bridgewater Mass

 

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James S. Bond

Oct. 29^th 64

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