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Mother
I will write a few lines to my dear Ma I know She will look
for it I wish I could see her instead but if we had all our
wishes granted it would spoil us the Lord wont let us have any
more triles than is good for us will He I know I culd of stayed
with you if I had of incisted upon it but we all needed the
change you were tired of Maude adn I could not get along with
out her to help me and be company and I wish Cora had some one
with her as you are not able to talk very much or go any where
and do not lie to left a -
This is
the first page of a two-page letter among 7 letters and one
postcard found folded and tucked amid the pages of Eliza Burdick's
bible. They are not dated and it is not known in which
order they were written.
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Page 1 of a letter from Emily Burdick to
her mother Eliza
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lone but the time
goes so fast. but I do get affle lone some to see my Ma just
the same it did seem good to see Clark if you could only come
how glad I would be now do not get up on a chair or any place
where you will fall dear Ma I do not want you to suffer any
more than you need to. just look to the Lord to help you to
do right and not get discurraged your children are all so thought
- full of you, just look at the good things not the dark ones
for Jesus is coming after us soon. With love
X X X X X X X X
Emily ---
This is
the second page of a two-page letter among 7 letters and one
postcard found folded and tucked amid the pages of Eliza Burdick's
bible. They are not dated and it is not known in which
order they were written.
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Page 2 of a letter from Emily Burdick to
her mother Eliza
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