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Monroe St., Bay City, Michigan
December the 11 1901

Mrs. Stanford,

Dear friend I think you must bee a Christin sister of mine. I know if you are a Christin that you will help your Christin sister [--has--] as I red in the Detroit Paper of your wonderfull gifts to the needy. I am one that have been pleding to god for help. I have been an invled for 24 years now am 45 my husband is 54 and he is cripled with rumetsam and menny times I have not the meanes to get my midsinns. I know that god will redward you. I am a [illegible] I pray that you will see this letter for I am so weak that I can carsley hold my pen.