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[[drawing of a female figure followed by 's and drawing of a house]], May 31, 1858
[[Letter is a rebus]]


[[drawing of a deer]] Eddie,
  [[woman]]’s [[house]], May 31, 1858
[[deer]] Eddie,
  It has [[bin]] [[sow]] long since [[eye]] wrote 2u  that I think may [[bee]] you have 4got10 t[[hat]] u O me a [[letter]], and r [[luck?]]ing for 1 from me. & now [[eye]] [[wood]] say that you [[knead]] [[knot]] [[flea]] the neces[[city]] of [[luck?]]ing any [[long]]er, but please [[sit]], and [[pen]] me a few [[lines]], & I will try 2 an[[sir]] soon. We are both [[well]].  [[eye]] must now [[draw]] my e[[pistol]] 2 a close, as it is about time to go to the [[post]] office. Love 2 [[awl]]


It has [[drawing - meaning unclear, followed by a figure dropping seeds = "so?"]] long since [[drawing of an eye]] wrote 2u  that I think may [[drawing of a bee]] you have 4got10 t[[drawing of a hat]] u O me a [[drawing of an envelope]], and r [[drawing - meaning unclear, perhaps "look"]]ing for 1 from me. & now [[drawing of an eye]] must [[drawing - meaning unclear]] say that you [[drawing of a female figure at a table, perhaps kneading bread = "need?"]] [[drawing of a knot? - "not"?]]
  From your sister,
the neces [[drawing of group of buildings = "city"]] of [[drawing - meaning unclear, perhaps "look"]]ing any [[lengthy underscore = "long"?]]er, but please [[drawing of a seated figure]], and [[drawing of a pen]] me a few [[drawing of several lines]], & I will try 2 a [[drawing of a figure to represent "swer?"]] soon. We are both [[drawing of a well?]].  [[Drawing of a eye]] must now [[drawing of a figure pulling an object on a sled]] my [[drawing - meaning unclear]]
    [[bottle labeled]] ALE
2 a close, as it is about time to go to the [[drawing - meaning unclear]] office. Love 2 [[drawing of an awl?]]
 
From your sister,
[[drawing of a bottle with the label "ALE"]]

Latest revision as of 19:04, 5 October 2020

Letter is a rebus 

  woman’s house, May 31, 1858

deer Eddie, 

  It has bin sow long since eye wrote 2u  that I think may bee you have 4got10 that u O me a letter, and r luck?ing for 1 from me. & now eye wood say that you knead knot flea the necescity of luck?ing any longer, but please sit, and pen me a few lines, & I will try 2 ansir soon. We are both well.  eye must now draw my epistol 2 a close, as it is about time to go to the post office. Love 2 awl

  From your sister,
    bottle labeled ALE
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