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regards to Mrs Thompson.

I have another favor, to ask. I bought a lamp for my cell, and the man came that made it and told me it was finished so couldyou please send me a loan of $5.00 and hope to pay you all back when I start some work in a vocation which I believe will be soon for I hope to sell some pictures now that I am back in the population and with orders you and Mrs Thompson gets if your able Ill have plenty of my own money, but its going to take time to get back on my feet after being lockup for a year so Ill be greatful for that and hope some day and some hour Ill be able to pay you back thank you.

I wrote my mother a very nice long letter and assuring her she has no worries for I am not going to get in trouble, so I asked her to send for some books for me. She'll order them from the company and have the company send them in to me; She said to listen to your advice and the priests and hers and she'll

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do all she can to help me, you know friend that the first time she every said that to me. I believe thats the first time we ever showed our feelings to each other outright so I guess I realy owe it to you for the little closeness my mother and I have come thanks

The priest said hello, and he called me whenI came into the population Tues and had a long talk with me and he'll do all he can to help me, he brought me 2 cartons of Camels and I have a good start out here now all I have to do is start a business then I wont be burning money. Ill be able to buy my own supplies and things I need, but I am up tight now for I havent a penny to my name but things will come soon things for I and going to try to help you and my mother and Father Foley make this my best year.

Sat tomorrow and I may go out to watch a base ball game, the inmates have a fairly good team here. Im staying by myself, but mostly I have with one man and were together