On lined 5x7 paper, folded into a small triangle and addressed to "Alfy N. 45 Rubberneck St Manchester." Written in pencil in a child's neat cursive hand, age ten or so.
Manchester, NH
Oct 4, 1900
Dear Alfy,
Come down
to morrow and we
will have a fight a
good one to. I will be
ready. I don't care
for mamma they can't
stop us. If they worry we
will only laugh.
Goodby
Flossy.
Did you ever read "The Real Diary of a Real Boy"? I came upon it by accident, it was my grandad's book published back in the early 1900's, quite humorous. I remember volunteering to read a chapter per day to my 2nd or 3rd grade Elementary School class, and it was a big hit.
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