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Letter and envelope from Martin A. Bunker St. George, Utah. to John M. Bunker Eldorado Canyon, Nevada

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Date

1895-01-27

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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.

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man000880
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    man000880. 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/d1pn91t63

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    English

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    Letter and envelope (stamp removed) from Martin A. Bunker, St. George, Utah, to John M. Bunker, Eldorado, Nevada, dated January 27, 1895.
    Envelope addressed:
    J. M. Bunker
    El Dorado
    Nev
    St. George Jan 27-95
    Page 1 line 1
    John M. Bunker
    line 2
    El Dorado Nev
    line 3
    Dear Bro,
    line 4
    I once more
    line 5
    embrace the opportunity of
    line 6
    penning you a few lines,
    line 7
    we are in our usual state
    line 8
    of health with the excepti~
    °ns
    line 9
    of a little cold the baby
    line 10
    has; we are having exceeding
    line 11
    ly stormy weather, of late
    line 12
    we have had about six
    line 13
    inches of snow in
    line 14
    St George and indi
    line 15
    cations are favorable
    line 16
    for more. I have seen
    line 17
    Ephrum Foremaster and
    line 18
    he tells me that the horse
    line 19
    Page 2
    you lost is out at Para
    line 1
    Page
    2
    shout. John I wish you
    line
    2
    would look around
    line
    3
    and see if you can find
    line
    4
    me a job of work, as I
    line
    5
    am very much in need
    line
    6
    of a few of the necessaies,
    line
    7
    of life. G. W. Lee was up
    line
    8
    not long since and took
    line
    9
    to himself a wife, Oa(?)
    line
    10
    rumors say that Ellen
    line
    11
    Bunker is about to wed
    line
    12
    to William Cameron
    line
    13
    of Panguitch I will
    line
    14
    not write more this time
    line
    15
    as I am late for the
    line
    16
    mail with love and
    line
    17
    best wishes
    line
    18
    Martin A Bunker
    line
    19
    Stephen is on his road
    line
    20
    home expect him here in
    line
    21
    a few days
    line
    22