Here's a little letter that I transcribed the other day. It was "received from the Cascade [female] factory" and addressed to
John Ware
in care of John Punch
Claran Planes
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Desember the 12 1855
My Dear Husband i right thes few to you hopen to find you in good health but i cannot say that i hame at present I hame very sorrey for what us parst betwen us but i hope tat you will think better of it and come and fetch me out of ther as soon as you cane befor Chrismas if you go to the Controlers Offess and get A Order to ge me out and if you cannot com let me now what you Entend to do for you now how i hame plaset at present you will find thinghs will gonen better then ever tha did i hame in care of Mr Horn the Brickfield Nursery
so no more from
you dear Wife
Cathen Conden
John Ware
in care of John Punch
Claran Planes
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Desember the 12 1855
My Dear Husband i right thes few to you hopen to find you in good health but i cannot say that i hame at present I hame very sorrey for what us parst betwen us but i hope tat you will think better of it and come and fetch me out of ther as soon as you cane befor Chrismas if you go to the Controlers Offess and get A Order to ge me out and if you cannot com let me now what you Entend to do for you now how i hame plaset at present you will find thinghs will gonen better then ever tha did i hame in care of Mr Horn the Brickfield Nursery
so no more from
you dear Wife
Cathen Conden
