Miss Nursie Whaley,
Medart,
Wakulla Co., Fla.
[postmark]
ASHMORE,
NOV 2 1903
FLA.
[2 -cent stamp]
[body of letter, page 1]
Nov. 1, '03
Dear Nursie:
I will
write you a short note
to-night and send you the
ring measure, for to-morrow
I wont have time to write
as I have some extra work
to do. Nursie, make a mark
around the hole that fits
your finger and send the
card back to me. Also I
wish you would cut a nar-
row piece of paper and fit
it around your finger so
the ends will meet, and be
as tight as you want the
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ring to be. I will tell you when
I see you why I want you to do this.
I had a pretty hot fever when
I got home last night and have
been in bed nearly all day. I had
fever before I left you, but did
not say any thing about it for
I could see you were tired e-
nough without hearing my trout-
les. I almost perished for water
coming home, and I stopped at
nearly every house for a drink
too. When Major and I got home
we went out to the store and
drank two bottles of soda water
each - Thirsty wasnt we?
I have certainly spent a lone-
some day to-day. In bed and
all alone part of the time. When
I am sick is when I miss Mama
so bad. I am very much worried
over some business matters. It
seems that every thing goes wrong
with me. Some times I wish
that I was dead. I would only
be too glad to drop out of exist-
ence, for I feel that I havnt got
a single friend that cared for me
on earth. I cant write for listen-
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tear [smudge] 3
ing at the graphophone, so
guess I had better stop. Send
me the ring sizes soon as
you can and sweet heart I wish
you would tell me what kind
you liked best. I would like
to get one that would please
you, so please tell me, my queen,
what kind you like. Nothing is
good enough for you. Sweet heart
I have something to ask you when
I see you again, and it is
some thing that means much
to me. I dont know when
I will see you again, but wish
it might be to-night. Did your
Mama blame me for keeping you
so late last night? I feel
that she did, although, as you
know, I couldnt help it. Hoping
to hear from you real soon. I am
Ever Yours,
Jno.H.Ashmore
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