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                                                                                    Lawton August 2^th 63

 

Dear Sister

                        as I am agoing away from hear to morrow I thought I would write a few lines to you to let you know whare I am agoing when I wrote to you last I did not know that I would leave hear so soon I have not heard from you since I left home I am agoing to Kalamazoo next week and I might git your letter that is thare that is if you seant it the one that you directed hear I shal git next week I am agoing to Decatur Staishon to work to morrow afternoon when you write to me you will have to direct your letters to Decatur Mich I wish you would write as soon as you git this and oblige your Brother and let me know how all the folks are if you have heard any thing from John please / let me know I dont know of any more to write this time write as soon as you git this

 

direct your                                           from your

            letters to                                              Brother

                        Wm J Bartell

 

                        Decatur

                        Vanburen Co

                                    Mich

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