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Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1883 Part 1
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party if he took me. He said he would called for me any way on Tuesday Eve for to go over to Hixson's. Max wanted Ida Jenniue & I to go up there to place some day I said I would not till Agnettie came down. I asked Maria if I could go she said she did not know, then told her E.W. would called & take me she said that I could go perhaps with out him taking me I am going to get Annie to help me go write a letter to E.W. Annie wrote a slip & I coppied it down & sent it. I took it down before supper & George McCauley said he supposed that I wanted a once cent stamp for to post to my
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