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I believe Mother & Samuel have written everything there is to write, and Samuel is just going, so I'll send it off to the Office. Your letters being directed to Mr Hawkins was quite a joke. Eliab had three Independents and a Bangor daily done up to send to you, & then concluded not to send on account of postage. Eliab said it would be better to cut out an interesting peice (R.R. news etc.) and send in a letter now and then.

Mt. Hawkins Ill. Paid 3 1.37 Oct - 15th I.S. Metcalf 49

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[upside down] Mother S & L

                       Bangor Sept. 26
                      bask in Jonesboro Oct. 27

Mother is going again today to get her likeness. Eliab has had an excellent one since you went away -perfectly like him. Did I write you that Ann sent me hers by Eliab? a little darling. Mother thinks of going home soon to make a visit. I can't let her go to stay. I must do up my letter. good bye Aff. Sis Lucy. Eliab will attend to the tooth extraction today I guess.