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  Dear friend

it has ben​ been​ along​ a long​ time since we have heard from you iwill​ I will​ rite​ write​ you afew​ a few​ lines that you may now​ know​ i​ I​ have you in rememberance​ remembrance​ yet you were kin to my son Bethuel Smith when in the hospital afriend​ a friend​ in need is a friend indeed Bethuels father has gone to his home to rest i​ I​ and my youngest son are left at the old home lonely Bethuel lives not far from us he is well as iha​ I have​ but little time to rite​ write​ god bless you

from Maria Smith to Mr Walt Whitman   Adress​ Address​ glensfalls​ Glens Falls​ Warren County N Y