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Half after 3 oclock in the morning June 18th 1860 Jaspar City Ark Charles I have put off writing to you till I am So far behind that I wont catch up in the first place your letter of dec 29th came to Rocky Byouan the 13th quicker than common I have forgot the date of my last to you I expect it was in Oct I was out of paper + wrote on a half sheet + same luded (?) to send it a long + if Ive felt like writing for him to write some more + start it he wrote some + Backea to McKinney you hain't lost much if you dont get mine Joe was a wek before Cristmas + said he expected to write to John the next week so I quess you have heard from us by now for fear you have not got my last Ill say that Will Low was not Elected same of Edmunsons friends + Blacks even is persuaded Low that Black was doing all he could agan him + was going to run himself + Low pay ed the Big fool + turned a Trumble Set (as the children say) drew back went for Edmunson +c +c after he drew back Blacks friends tried hard to get him out got up petitions + some that had thought + said that they never would vote for Black signed them but he would not run Bill gracy Brother in law of Bill Byler come at but Edmunson was Elected + now represents Zety Clark Low
Letter to Charles B. Moore from J. S. Rucker discussing local politics and news from the area. Two of the local elections he wrote about were for the positions of constable and squire.
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