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A Burdick Family History

Letter from Emily Burdick to her mother Eliza Burdick

                                                      

My dear Ma
   as I am thinking of you and asking God to fill all the vacant places in your heart, I will just write you a short letter. I was to a good meeting to day a young lady who is is just going on a missionary spoke and told her expearence, how she was converted and called [of ? at ?] Got to India there were not many dry eyes when they sang about the millions dying with out Jesus, and a Soldier boy was home on furlo and he testified how he was able to talk to the unsaved ones I though how you would enjoy it -

 

 

 

 

 

This is the first page of a two-page letter among 7 letters and one postcard found folded and tucked amid the pages of Eliza Burdick's bible.  They are not dated and it is not known in which order they were written.  

Letter from Emily Burdick to her mother Eliza
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Page 1 of a letter from Emily Burdick to her mother Eliza

So you have a kittie and a new kitchen too why I would be last I hope you have been enjoying this fine weather dear Ma how nice it was of Cora's friend Emma to bring you so many nice things why you are treated like a queen [ ? ] [year?] but you rather be well and strong and o for others wouldn't you I would, love from all and XXXXXXX Emily -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


This is the second page of a two-page letter among 7 letters and one postcard found folded and tucked amid the pages of Eliza Burdick's bible.  They are not dated and it is not known in which order they were written.  

Letter from Emily Burdick to her mother Eliza
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Page 2 of a letter from Emily Burdick to her mother Eliza
Courtesy of Linda K. Hults.

Posted May 11, 2005



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