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Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Provo City, Utah to John M Bunker, Logan City, Utah

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1894-01-27

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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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man000817
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    man000817. Syphus-Bunker Papers, 1891-1994. MS-00169. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1pz55034

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    Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Laura , Panguitch
    Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated November 28, 1894.
    Envelope addressed:
    Miss Mary Syphus,
    Panaca, Nevada.
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    Panguitch Nov. 28, 94.
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    Miss Mary Syphus,
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    Panaca,
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    Nevada,
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    My Dear Friend:-
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    After neglecting writing for
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    several months, I feel almost
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    ashamed to begin. Hope
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    you have not in the mean
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    time ceased to think of me
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    as a friend. You must
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    not be so long answering as
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    I have been, please write at
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    once and I will answer promptly.
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    I understood from Miss
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    Wordell that you were teaching
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    at home again. Tell me all
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    about your school,- the grade,
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    size of school, some of your
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    methods, etc.
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    I have been teaching since the first of October. Have a lovely place to teach in a large hall upstairs, above a store. Have the Third Reader Grades, 5 9 students. You can believe I have my hands full.
    I am enjoying myself very much indeed. Like teaching real well and have a pleasant boarding place, and have nice times outside of the school. I am
    living at President Crosby's place. His wife was my first teacher a lady from Parawon. Of course I feel right at home. Am only forty miles from home but have not been back once to see mama. Shall not go before the holidays I think.
    There are five teachers here in the town. We have meeting every week and give lectures on Methods and Psychology. The principal teaches a
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    Latin class. One other teacher and myself are studying that and Algebra. Have read several books since I came so you may know I haven’t much time to waste.
    Tomorrow is Thanksgiving so we shall not be having school. We are going to give the children a party in the afternoon. They have a fine hall here, but it is not yet entirely completed.
    Last summer I had the privilege of meeting your two dear friends Miss Harrison and Miss Thornton at Cedar City-met them at the summer school and once afterwards at the dentists. My dear friend, please pardon me for not answering. Shall be pleased to hear from you often. Your Loving friend Laura
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