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WINTERBINE, ILLINOIS,
December 4, 1 903
Mr. T. O. Thornton, Blairville, VA.
MY DEAR SIR:-I beg to report that I returned home a few days ago and found my mother well and busy as usual. We have definitely decided that we will not accept your kind offer to sell us a part of your farm, but we appreciate nevertheless the sacrifice, at least fr