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Summary ALS 2 pp. December 1, 1867 Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout Brand, December 1, 1867

WFB, “Alone Mills,”, to “My dear Wife” [Kate A. Brand]; has been busy working at the mill; intends to sell his horse Dixie who “came very near running away with me”; worries about Kate's health; recalls “a sigh that escaped you while I was down last. I hope & pray that some day I may be able to command anything you desire.”