Letter and envelope from Mary M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Mary M. Bunker, May E. Bunker, Mother, and me(?), Bunkerville, Nevada, to John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada, dated Feb 1, 1895.
Envelope addressed:
John M. Bunker
St, Thomas
Nevada
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Bunker,vill Feb Irst 1895 line 1
Mr. J. M Bunker line 2
my beloved Son line 3
hearing that you had arrived at your sto= line 4
—pping place I hasten to pen you a few lines line 5
we wrote a letter sometime ago sent it to line 6
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Kaynon hoping that you would get / all line 7
right. we began to think that you were line 8
lost could hear not a word from you line 9
your Father has been very sick a line 10
little better again myself & family are line 11
quit well Minta has been very sick for line 12
the last 3 weeeks I have been stoping with line 13
her most of that time she had a son born line 14
to her 3 weeks ago to day all the family line 15
feel highly elated over tha new baby line 16
Ella started for her new home last Tuesday line 17
morning would be married yesteard Bro line 18
Cammron is quit an old looking man & line 19
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about as bald as he can be the folks say line 1
he is quit a good man plenty of property line 2
runs a store in Panguitch George is quit
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gone on Bell out to see her every night
we have been looking for Stephen
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but he has not come well the
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mail is come I guess, is there
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any show to get a Job down
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at the Cayon all join in
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sendind love to you
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Francis says he wants the job of
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putting up your house-mason work
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he has put up a chickencoop for ma
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and thinks he has mastered the teach
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Lovingly
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May E. Bunker
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and
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Mother
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-Ld
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Do you know how
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to diagram
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did not expect a letter from you had my
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letter closed up when the mial come
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will send this by Teddy Francis expect to
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start down the last of this week after salt
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if you could get it out for him he would
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be ever so glad. & you could come up with
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him. pretty neare every body is out of flour
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hear & the water is out of the ditch tha think
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tha water will be / in town again Wednesday & than the gin is to have it 3 days & the mill & the ditch does not hold water enough for both you can govern ling
your self according/ you beter not start up till Francis comes /jztyf down, I hope you will save all your ashes & bring up school comenced to day Mammie the two little boys go if you were here you mig =ht give us a lift at house cleaning I have just finished making the carpet to day
Arthur started above this morning with a load of cotton will go pine valey for potatoes. Rose has / nice babie grows like a weed, the boys are putting grain in acrose the slough to day I ought to see Francis this but he is out in the feald but I think it will be all right any how, with kind love to you
for your ever loving Mother
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Mary M Bunker
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