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Bartholomew family letters, 1852-1893
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Des Moines Iowa Oct 30th Dear Sister You must pardon my negligence in not writing to you oftner I put it off from one time to another till I almost got out of the way of writing Charley being away from home I had to write to him twice a week and it took what spare time I had. you know my cares are many. Well we are at last domesticated in the city of Des Moines I like it very much. we are very near the buisness part of town we live on Market street between Third and Fourth still I do not like the location as all as if it was
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Des Moines Iowa Oct 30th Dear Sister You must pardon my negligence in not writing to you oftner I put it off from one time to another till I almost got out of the way of writing Charley being away from home I had to write to him twice a week and it took what spare time I had. you know my cares are many. Well we are at last domesticated in the city of Des Moines I like it very much. we are very near the buisness part of town we live on Market street between Third and Fourth still I do not like the location as all as if it was
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