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[top half of image is the final page of the letter, bottom half is beginning of letter] [left justified]Well Hony [sic] I wish you were here to day for it is dreadful lonesome, there isent [sic] much going on, we have a new telephone line from our town to several points. I was never so short of news before please send me some if you have any throwaway I will close with love to all, love to Will G. tell him to "dont forget to curl his hair." Kiss all the big boys for me. Oh! by! by! Honey I remain ever [right justified] your true friend [centered] Angie M. Henning [left justified] How is your cousin Will how I wish I had some bread and molasses in your mind I never indulge in such tempting things since I left the Homestead I cant bare the sight of molasses where dose [sic] it strike you me Pet. well [right justified] Ta! Ta! write sooner. X X

[bottom half of image, this is page one/the beginning of the letter] [right justified] Sheffield Illinois Aug 26th 1882. [left justified] Dear Friend , I received your little letter all O.K. was very glad to hear from you and went to have answered long ago. but alass! you know my failing. I have been quite unwell for the past week. but thrashing is over and I feel very much relieved, corn shellers are the next thing on the docket. I know Ada you cannot be more anc- ious [sic] to see me than I am you, but I can- not promise to come much before next year this time which will be doing better than nothing. Mrs. Eble, a lady from Ohio, and a very dear fiend of owers [sic] is visiting Mother she is a widow about forty years of age, but