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

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Creator

Creator: Bunker, John Mathieson, 1870-1946

Date

1894-01-14

Description

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

Digital ID

man000878

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z31s20c
Details

Subject

Travel
Holidays
Influenza

Time Period

1890s (1890 - 1899)

Place

Bunkerville

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

correspondence

Member of

Correspondence between Mary Etta Syphus and John M. Bunker, correspondence to Mary Etta Syphus from friends and family, invitations and announcements, 1891-1895, 1947

Archival Collection

Syphus-Bunker Papers

Citation

man000878. 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/d1z31s20c

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Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

application/pdf
image/tiff

Letter and envelope (without stamp) from John M. Bunker, Eldorado Nevada, to Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated January 14, 1894(95).
Envelope addressed:
Miss. Mary E. Syphus Panaca Nev Lincoln Co
Eldorado Nev
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Jan, 14,th 1894 (95)
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Miss. Mary E, Syphus
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Panaca Nev
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Dear Mary.-
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The few Moments I have
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I will spend in writing
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to you. Harry has been
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writing for some time so
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I suppose he will have told
line 10
all there is to tell.
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We just returned from
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Kingman yesterday had
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a very good trip. We start
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for Reoville to morrow.
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Harry will come back with
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hay. and I will go to the
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White hills with salt and
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then to Kingman for
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Mr. Mills.
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Harry was telling me
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not forget me.
there was a great deal of
Page 2 line 1
sickness in your family
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which I was very sorry
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to hear. I wish I was
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up to St. Thomas for
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I would be most sure of rece-
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iving a letter from you
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It is getting quite late
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so you must excuse me
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this time for we have
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to go over the river to
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night. You may address
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your letter her and I think
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I will get back by the time S it
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gets here. I trust you had
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a good time during holidays
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but I am afraid you had
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to much sickness to
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enjoy yourself very much.
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Well Dear Mary I will
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have to stop to night and
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perhaps I can get a chance
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some time in the near
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future. I would be pleased
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Page 3
to hear from you at any time
line 1
be good to your self and do
line 2
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Accept of my love and best wishes Dear Mary.
I am as ever your loving xxx
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J.M.B.
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