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Letter from John Sigel Cole to his daughter Florence
Addressed from J S Cole, Porterville Calif, R3 Bx 197 to Mrs. Lon James, MCay st., Joplin MO
Postmarked Porterville Cal, 18 August 1920
Note: Spelling and punctionation left unchanged. Anything enclosed with [ ] are my notes.
Transcribed by Susan Ferguson from origional letters provided by Viola Boydstun
[ This is the only known surviving letter from John Sigel Cole as of 07 April 2002 ]
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August 17 1920
Porterville Cal
Dear Dauter I will try to write you a few lines to let you no I’am yet living will as comman Hope you air the same yes I wish I was closterf to you I mite Bee of some Bennfit to you and lon [ Daughter Florence & her husband] I am sorrow to no of His ailment But what is to Bee will Bee and we cant help it so write aften and
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let me no how things is getting a long and if I can I will helpe a long O say it is Hot now about 112 in the Shade offell Dry Creeks is Dring up we air getting a long as could Bee expecd I was over to Sarah [ John’s oldest daughter ] Sonday thay wer all well feeling fine Elem Hall and wills was thair to thay air all well Elen said tel you to write to Her