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Letter and envelope from Martin A. Bunker, Mogodsey Ranch Gunlock, Utah to John M Bunker St. Thomas, Nevada

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1895-03-24

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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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man000886
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    man000886. 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/d1x63fj2z

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    Letter and envelope (with stamp) from M. A. Bunker, Mogodsey Ranch (Gunlock, Utah), to John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada dated March 2 6, 1895.
    Envelope addressed:
    Mr John M. Bunker
    Saint Thomas
    Nev
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    Mogodsey Ranch Mar 26-95
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    Mr J M Bunker.
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    Dear Bro
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    If an apology was worth any
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    thing I might commence
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    this sheet with one but as
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    time paper and money
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    is scarce I will put that
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    off till my next issue, and
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    if we judge the future by
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    the past it will probably
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    be issued about Nov, Next,
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    unless I get up a speedy
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    reform, I recd, your letter
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    in due time and was
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    glad to get them and I
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    hope your letters will
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    not be governed by mine
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    for all who know me
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    know of my negligence I
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    am trying with all my
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    might to get in a little
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    crop and I am greatly in
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    hopes I will be successful.
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    there is quite a colony here
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    now and all seem to be
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    happy. Francis said you
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    would take that horse down
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    there and haul some
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    out for me that would
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    suit me very well I told
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    Francis you might have
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    them both if you wanted
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    them for I hate to leave
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    any crop just now, or if
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    it is so you can haul the
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    salt out and wanted so-me
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    ponys I can bring you
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    down some penys as I
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    have several on the range
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    here and could get them
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    Page 3
    and your mares and
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    bring them down to
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    gather I think it will
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    take me about ten days
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    to gather them up so if
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    you wanted to do that I
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    to would rather let you
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    have the ponys and keep
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    old Mack to work Ed
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    Syphus wanted me to have
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    him in some lumber
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    for some salt and I
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    thought you might do it
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    all in one trip. if you
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    do not want to do it
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    you can tell Ed that I
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    will be down about
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    the middle of April and
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    will fetch him in a
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    load of lumber for
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    some salt out where
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    he is.
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    You must Use your own
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    judgment about this
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    matter but if you could
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    do this I could get
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    your mares and bring
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    them down about the
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    first of May.
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    I must
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    close for this time
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    as I am in a hurry
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    to get this in the mail.
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    write if you can, addro
    ®ss
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