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Yesterday was Bank day but as Vanston was at Dedham we did not go out but staid [[stayed]] in Store to consider the applications may take a run out to morrow and then the Meeting comes in the Evening plenty of them want money but we do not have enough to go around. always I think your Ma has by the looks of paper written about all there is of now. I am going to send a part of the Sunday paper so you can read of the deluge and also an article on Sharpie. Pa Tell Blake that when he comes home that Pa has got a present with his initial cut on it so he must be good till then Ma