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authority, from Washn. Dont ask for more than six. No boys without an accompanying girl.

I do hope you are to get well soon and come back east. We are all curious to know how the severalty plan works among the Omahas.

We began school Monday 3rd.  Auspiciously.

There is lots of weak timber among the branches.  We have had ^ [Levi Levenne] Wm Springer, Noah Webster, Joel Lyndall, Frank Morris, Theo McCauley, Elsie Springer and Lettie Esau out in farmers families, this summer. McCauley made a failure of it. A bad one. The others do well,  I could not trust Mary.

Babs just paid me a visit and she holds the pen to trace her first letter herein. All well and join with me in all good wishes.

Cordially yours
RH.Pratt

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The Educational Coronution a sort of a firecracker skyrocket affair. No damage done.  What good do they do any more? What we need is work not words. [[/marginalia]]