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#1742: Willa Cather to Carrie Miner Sherwood, [January 25, 1947]

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WESTERN
UNION
JOSEPH L. EGAN
PRESIDENT
CLASS OF SERVICE
This is a full-rate
Telegram or Cable-
gram unless its de-
ferred character is in-
dicated by a suitable
sign above or preced-
ing the address.
1204 SYMBOLS
DL = Day Letter
NL = Night Letter
LC = Deferred Cable
NLT = Cable Night Letter
Ship Radiogram
The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination KN D NL PAID New York NY.2 22 Mrs. W. A. Sherwood1, Red Cloud Nebr.3

Dear Carrie your letter written Oct. tenth reached me only today. Mistake occured due to changes in apartment house4 mail boys. Terribly sorry such a thing occured and tomorrow I will write you to explain with much love.

Willa 1057pm THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE