Letter (no envelope) from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Letter (no envelope) from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated July 29, 1894.
Letter is spotted and stained in certain areas.
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Bunkerville
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July 29 ,
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Miss. Mary E. Syphus
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Pacnaca Nev
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Dear Friend,-
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After one week of studying
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and thinking I have made
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up my mind to write,
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at least.
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Your ever kind
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and welcome letter was
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recd. last monday, was
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very pleased to hear
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from you so promptly and
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to learn that you would
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welcome me to your
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happy home. You said that
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I bout crowded my visit
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off my last letter, so I
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will be like yourself in that
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I will begin on that subj.
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and perhaps I might end
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there. The only thing you
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wanted to know was
when I would start, and
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as I can't tell definately
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I suppose you will still be
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left in a quandary. I am
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happy to say I have made
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up my mind to start
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some itirtie this, week/' just.
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as soon as we can get our
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thrashing done, when they
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will comence I have not yet
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learned. However do not
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look for me this week for
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it will take me about a week
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to get there after I start.
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as I will have a horse that
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hasent been rode but very
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little. he is apt to give
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out on me, or else scatter
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me out on the desert.
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Do not get nervous until
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you see me coming for
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your happy moment
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may continue sometime before
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I get there
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I wish you were here
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awhile, long enoug to chace
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yourself around in the
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vineyard and sample a
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few of mothers grapes, I
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do not know how I
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would get along if I did
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not have the grape patch
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to run to several times a
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day
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The weather has been
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very warm the last few weeks.
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Last night we had a very
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heavy shower which lasted
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for a few minutes, but
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seemed to br?/ten things up
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considerable
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Dear fried you must
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pardon me if I have
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set the time sooner than
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you anticipated. You will
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think of a great deal to say
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in a short time for I do
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not think I can stay longer
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than till you get tired.
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I will conclude now
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and tell you the balance
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when we meet. With kind
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