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    "ocrText": "Tusday noon 1\nP.M. 7-17-23\nDear old Swettuies- -\nThey! but Swas glad\nto qrt That letter this morning\nand it Pure mo a nice one\nabout the niceot Gever had\nHARRY TRUMAN NARA\nI'm glas you are to hearti\nfully pettled and are\nsome breakfast You'll have\nsuch excellent food\nto sepretly ptrenuous to keep\nhad a groud diuns\nthat front down. you perrely\nIniohed all rening that your\non with you You when't Ican dfit hon home\nsicker than Ina tell you\ndie gone too night\nEddie called up This an Heman\nht Ted's and They hauted to goup\nbree you, and he mauted to know\nus air I & their him togo on\nwhat you paid about coming\nfeel antriday, give\nany day afterid, so I'l you may\nmy head to go- maybe he mill\nask me yet,\nThe Smith get off & He Glorado\nthat Do cac right on there\nEarly yesterday norning the tax started\nif for 0 'clock and Hay\nin he an watched them 9rt\nPOSTMARK DATE 7-19-23\nready- I would nt have nuesed\nseeing Mrs script in kinckers for\na Called hundred Beroy dollars. the Thoming the\npictures came gests doer.) fraid\nthere New Tm he believed thould Cous\n(jhot on the aide) He couldent the\nOut. one backone aud ane port\njust how bad they Here ht that They\nmight be secreting poison I'm Juing\nmy tomorrow and maybe hair harr The\nbig one, aur the meddy One There's\nnew one 99 the the form or for\nno use putting it That My teny. have\ndays tho!\ning in ke The swrate fale mar be hit,\nnatalie and Apart aug Materday mom\nme only bought Three - one for her, one for\nMiss Rore tonefor mother\nout How did the mapreading clarx come\nwree it's darued lenesome tots\n79005 out The trip- and glas too &\nht Ihuow you are going Agrt I've\nyou are taking by yourself fn from\nam every their 1 body- there me Sée\nPure needed art away\nbeing there if qut\ndon't rant Allee me the\nmut o you I'm\nRo you Leads mile gut of lor Dartelly Besi\nmajor Truman- Class PM 17\n- are -\n/\n#\nReserve Officers Camp- NCE TRUMAN -\nago\n2 STATES WASHINGTON PASTAGE 2\n/\nCENTS\nand\nfost Leavencogy Th\nHARRY NARA S.\nTausax 379"
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