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S.S. Caledonia
Dec 5, 09
Dear Ned
I write you
these lines to let
you know how we
are doing, Sun, Mon,
Tue, Wed, we had a
storm, and we are a
day behind, We will
land tomorrow Monday
10 minuets [minutes?] after the horn,
Harry was sick
and so was Mrs Carroll
but James and I was
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not a minuet [minute?] sick, the only thing
wrong with ous [us?] is we cant [can’t] eat enough
Jim is feeling fine, is getting better
every day.
Sunday we traveled [travelled?] 200 miles Monday
163,Tues 200, Wed 310, Tur [Thurs?],395 Friday 395
Sat 414 Sunday 399 and we have 334 miles
to do,
Write soon and let me know
how your mother is doing, and the
folks, I will write again when
I get home
Yours
John
Donnely [Donelly]