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and my husband lost his
heath [sic] and his hearing and
we went to Sathern [sic] Calif-
ornia for his helth [sic] and we
had to leave our business
wit [sic] other people and the
hard times came on and
we lost nearly every thing
we had I would be so glad
to help the poor if I could
thare [sic] is a famlia [sic] that
lives out in the mountains
that is very poor her husband
is very parley [sic] able to do
chores thay [sic] have not got eny [sic]
children of thar [sic] ane [sic]
she had a Brother in the
{ ?} war and was kiled [sic]
and his wife ded [sic] and she took
his to [sic] boys and raised there
don [sic] the best she could for

them Ed is maried [sic] and
got to [sic] children thay [sic] have
a smal [sic] farm and he
has to work in the loging [sic]
canp [sic] Mrs Jones rot [sic] me
that Eds house burnt
down and the wife was
all a lone and brought
her children over to her
I thot [sic] Mrs Jones had a
hard time before thay [sic]
came to her and now
she wil [sic] half [sic] to take
care of them.
I thot [sic] if she could onley [sic]
get a few calfs [sic] or cows
thay [sic] have a good Stock
farm if thay [sic] onley [sic] had
somthing [sic] to put on it
thay [sic] have an horse and an