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Springer Farm, July 12th 1885. Dear Friend Willie:- I come to day to write for your broken hearted mother, to you and Elsie, to tell you the [[underlined]] sad, sad [[/underlined]] news of your dear father's death. He died Saturday, early in the morning, we laid him away late in the afternoon. The 11th of July he died & was burried. You must come to help your mother care for her little ones. We are here with them to day. While [[Mr.]] [[M.]] is gone around to the Indians; but how sad her life will be if you do not come. Surely they will not refuse now, you can work for the family & must come & at once. They [[underlined]] must [[/underlined]] send you both home. We wrote of your Father's