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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Logan City, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

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Creator

Creator: Bunker, John Mathieson, 1870-1946

Date

1892-11-06

Description

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.

Digital ID

man000798

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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1542nm9t
Details

Subject

Elections
Parades
Career development

Time Period

1890s (1890 - 1899)

Place

Logan

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

man000798. 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/d1542nm9t

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Copyright Not Evaluated

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

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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LetterfromJohnM.Bunker,LoganCity(Utah)toMaryEJSyphusPanaca,Nevada,datedNov.6,1892(8pp.)Envelope(postmarkedLogan,Utah,Nov.7,1892)to:MissMaryE.SyphusPanacaLincolnCo.Nev.Page1LoganCity.line1Nov.6,1892line2MissMaryE.Syphus;line3Panaca,Nev.line4DearFriendMary.line5Asitismyturntowriteline6Iavailmyselfoftheline7opertunitytonight.Althoughline8theclockhasjuststruckline9plnebutIifIdonotwriteline10tonightwillhavetoputline11itoffuntillnextSunday.line12Iwenttochurchtodayline13Page_2andtoconjointMutialline1tonight,soyouseeIline2haventbeensuchabadline3boytoday.Youreverline4welcomelettercametoline5handtheotherday,andline6Iwasquitesurprisedtoline7hearfromyousoon.line8Ihavenothinginspecialline9towritethisevening,soline10youmustnotexpectline11

 

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