Letter to William Donnelly
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December 24th 1873
William Donnelly
Dear friend
I address you with those few lines to let you know I am well and hopes you are enjoying the same blessing I wish to let you know a little about the performance I had to go through since I came up here. My friends herd all about me writing Letters to you which caused an awfull storm so that I could not attempt to ask to go any where and on that account you will please excuse me for not writing to you. Dear William I would rather be in the grave than home at preasant for the way my people abused me on your account hinders me of ever forgiving them. I will never have anything like a chance of fullfilling my promise of marriage with you except you come and take me away by force and if you think as much of me now as you did always I trust you will relieve me before long and if not you will please send me my Letters to Offa P.O. and I will try to put up with all. I burnt your Letters when they commenced to abuse me about you for they would shurly get them if I did not do something with them. Excuse my bad writing for I am in an awful hury as it is in the office I am writing it. No more at preasant from your loving friend
(Signed) Margret Thompson