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                    <text>Kingsville Kan.
July 24
Mr. M.P. Kirby
Dear Brother
I will try to write you a few lines in answer to yours which came to hand some time since was
very glad to hear from you once more. This leaves all well hope it may find you all the same,
Well we are having some very hot dry weather looks like everything will burn up looks like we
wont make any Corn in Kansas this year. They selebrate the fourth of July here and have more
going on then Christmas or any other day. I went to Maple Hill in the morning that across the
river then we went to St. Marys that is the first town above Rossville. Then we came back to
Rossville at night. Laura was with me wish you had ben with us. Laura is staying in Rossville
now. I was up thare last week made her a dress she has a splendid place she is working for a
Christian Minister she don’t have much to do &amp; she can go to Sunday school every Sunday &amp;
church twice if she likes give my love &amp; best wishes to all keep a large share for your self write
soon, hope you will be able to write me a long letter when you get this.
Yours Truly

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