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o o () Little Rook January 16^^ 1330 My Dear Emily I cannot consent to become a^ a stranger to you, and aa my family h^ve ^11 laft your section of the 4 globe I fear I should never Ze^r from you unless I o*n induce you to commence corresponding with %e once aore and whan I recollect the many flattering ta^tu^onies I have recieved of your regard ^nd esteem I f^el induced to believe you will not want mich urging to comply with ay requeet; I know th&t like myself you cannot n^ve much time to devote to e^iatoi^/ry corria^ ou tpace—but in writeing to ma yju need consume out little time for I ahull be grateful for Any letter you will send ^nd ao you fill them with accountaof thoje^once knew and loved I ahall not wiah you to consume time studying pnr^aol- o%y or diction neither will I grumole if the hand writ- eing is not the b iat you could poag&bly execute, no! I will excuae any thing exoe; t no letter or u ahort sold formil one, ^nd y^u any preoijve I cl^&a the aa.me in- dul^eance of you. My Fathers family trived here thBee or four weeks aince in g^od hg^lth tr^, hud a aafe but taiiou3 jornay. I aince^rly e Dear ^ld Parents will never be under the dia^greo^ble nece^aity of n'vve-
Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry discussing her move to Little Rock and her hopes to correspond with Emily.
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