Lester Mills     ( March 6, 1892 )

Lester Mills

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Letter: One page, both sides.

Paper: lined paper, 9” wide by 6-3/4” high

Envelope is addressed to Miss Lizzie Golden, Dennison, Mich., (Care of Pat Golden Sr.)

The front is postmarked Muskegon, Mich., Mar 6, 1892, 7 PM.

The back is postmarked Dennison, Mich, Mar 7, 1892

The envelope is stamped with a 2-cent stamp.

The envelope is 4-5-/8” wide by  3-5/8” high

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Muskegon Heights, Mar 6, 92

Niss Lizzie Golden,

Dennison

Mich.

 

My Dear Friend, I guess you think I am a long time answering your last letter but you will excuse me this time.  I guess I’ll try and not let it happen again.  Perhaps you know what I have been through since I got your letter.  I was home from the twentieth to the twenty ninth of February but I did not see anybody hardly or go anywhere.  I called on Kate one evening a few minutes that was the only place I went while I was home.  I had a touch of diphtheria myself.  Before I came back I was sick three days so I didn’t go out of doors.

 

I have been having a great time the past week cutting a wisdom tooth the whole side of my face was swollen up like the mumps and pained me all the time.  Nevertheless I worked full time.  I guess yu think I have said enough about myself.

 

How do you get along now days.  I suppose you are through with school.  I would like to see you ever so much but I can’t get away from work a day unless it is absolutely necessary.  I am going home next Saturday night to stay over Sunday.  I expect they will have a funeral sermon preached for Nera next Sunday.  I wish you could be in town that day.  I will have to get back here Monday morning and I don’t suppose I can get away from home to come to your house.  Ma is so lonesome she will want me to stay right at home while I am there.  My paper is getting low so I will have to stop for this time.  Hoping to hear from you soon.  I am your Sincere Friend Lester Mills

 

Please excuse mistakes.  I am nervous this morning

 

 

 

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