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                                                                                                            Otterville St Louis

                                                                                                            Joseph Taylor  Joseph

                                                                                                            Bloomington is

                                                                                                            the County seat of

                                                                                                            Bloomington is the

Otterville, Mo. Jan ^the 18 62

deare cousin this morning find me seated with pen in han to let you know that i am well at presant and i hope when thes few lins coms to hand you will be in good helth i am at a loss to know what to rite for there is nothing new hapen cince i rote to you we air still following the same old trade doing nothing that is what i like /

well James i hav bin think that i wold git mared but i cant find eny body out here that will hav me and i jes thot i wold hav to wate tel i can git some won that will hav me and that will be a long time i ges well Jim in regard to youse spicy that you was speaking a bout i can save you of the truble of tell me her name for i hav got a little bird that tell me what is going on at home when do you think the wedding will com off miss fields is her name i gess dont you think that is her name or not but if you want to rite her name to me just put it in her i wold like / to see her my self the best kind. well Jim in regard to what said in buds leter a bout you and will i gess will not be don soon for i cannot bring it over now if i could i would with the greates of plesure. well Jim i want you to spek a good word for me to the girls tell them that i am well the big girl devel that tha ever said i must bring my leter to a closs for it is all most time to git diner so rite soon and often your affeccionate Cousin untill deth Joseph s taylor /

 

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