Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada, to Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated August 5, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss. Mary E. Syphus Panaca Nevada Lincoln Co
Envelope postmarked:
Bunkerville, 6 Aug 1894 Nevada
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Bunkerville Nev,
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Aug 5^-h, 94.
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Miss Mary E. Syphus;
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Panaca Nev,
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Dear Friend Mary,-
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You will see by this that
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I am still in the same
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old place, and I fear you
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will be accusing me of
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not intending to go out
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your way. I think I can
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elay your fears sometime
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in the near future. I will
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offer sor(t?) of an excuse for
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not starting as I stated in
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my last letter. The horse
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I intended riding got
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lame, and as I felt most
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to lame to walk we pos
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-poned coining for about
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one week.
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In the primary of
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the People’s Party held yester-
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day, I was surprised to
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see so many of the people
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that thought they could
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not support the old parties,
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so there were three delegates
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elected to attend the county
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convention on the fourteenth
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of this month. The delegates
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are Abile Abbott, E Bunker Jr,
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and J.M.B. Eddy and
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myself calculates to be
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out and I think Abile
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intends to go.
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You no doubt will think
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I am going on the stump
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stand. I trust you will
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allow me to say if I do
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l£ hope it will be on the
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Democratic platform
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I will not write any
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more politics for fear of
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getting you to much
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politically enthused
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I will not write longer
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for you will no doubt think
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I am getting very impudent
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to write two letters to you,
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I havent received any.
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I will probably stop long
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enough to get to see you
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providing you dont hide up.
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I will conclude now and
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expect you to pay your
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debts in the near future
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With love I remain as
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ever.
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Yours Truly
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J.M. Bunker
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