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By Jack Joseph Smith

June 12, 75 Dear Yvonne, Hi! Well, I'm still here as is probably obvious. David got the bug back Friday and I gave him your letter. I'm not sure when we're leaving. David took Yvonne's car back to Eugene & left the bug here and will be back tomorrow and so I guess I will know then. I'm coming though nevertheless! So I hope to see you & the little punkin more but pretty soon. I got a present for her, I'm bringing it with me. Guess what? My flowers I planted are coming up. Hooray. Also Jack is going to rototill the garden, tomorrow. We've had lovely warm weather, all week, but had a little rain today.

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A June 12, 1975 handwritten letter to Yvonne says the speaker is still there, discusses David, the bug, Yvonne's car, travel plans, a present for the little punkin, flowers coming up, rototilling the garden, and recent weather.

The page is domestic and logistical rather than overtly poetic, but it anchors the archive in everyday relationships, travel, borrowed vehicles, gardens, weather, and affection for a child.

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A dated letter to Yvonne reports delayed travel, David's movements with the bug and Yvonne's car, a gift for the little "punkin," flowers sprouting, Jack rototilling, and a week of warm weather with rain.

This page preserves ordinary social context around the Monroe material. Its value is in the concrete network of names, errands, vehicles, garden work, and affectionate anticipation.