She Answered a Mail Order Bride Notice Written Seven Years Before She Knew He Existed

A matrimonial notice arrived in Burlington, Vermont in the spring of eighteen eighty-two with a date at the top that did not match the year. Eighteen seventy-five, it said. A woman named Alma Pryor read it twice, then picked up her pen. The story of Daniel Voss and Alma Pryor. Washington Territory, 1882. Subscribe for a new story every Tuesday and Friday. #MailOrderBride #frontierromance #westernromance #pioneerstories #americanfrontier #lovestory

The Mail Order Bride Arrived In A Snowstorm, The Cowboy Said "I've Been Waiting In The Cold For You"
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The Mail Order Bride Arrived In A Snowstorm, The Cowboy Said "I've Been Waiting In The Cold For You"

An Obese Noblewoman Was Handed Over to a Mountain Man as Punishment by Her Father, He Loved Her Like
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An Obese Noblewoman Was Handed Over to a Mountain Man as Punishment by Her Father, He Loved Her Like

His Mail Order Bride Notice Listed One Leg First — She Answered Anyway
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His Mail Order Bride Notice Listed One Leg First — She Answered Anyway

“My Mother Said You Needed A Wife,” She Mumbled… And He Said, “Maybe, You...
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“My Mother Said You Needed A Wife,” She Mumbled… And He Said, “Maybe, You...

His Mail Order Bride Notice Said He Stutters — She Had Spent Twelve Years Teaching Words
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His Mail Order Bride Notice Said He Stutters — She Had Spent Twelve Years Teaching Words

A Homeless Outcast Bought 18 Acres for $7—Then Found the Gold Beneath the Floodplain
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A Homeless Outcast Bought 18 Acres for $7—Then Found the Gold Beneath the Floodplain

“Mail Order Bride Left at Station—Cowboy Picks Her Suitcase and Claims Her Wife”
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“Mail Order Bride Left at Station—Cowboy Picks Her Suitcase and Claims Her Wife”

"You'll Address Me as Your Grace," the Duke Said—She Called Him Nothing for a Year
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"You'll Address Me as Your Grace," the Duke Said—She Called Him Nothing for a Year

There Was No Water for 50 Miles—She Bought the Stranded Steamship and Found a Shocking Secret
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There Was No Water for 50 Miles—She Bought the Stranded Steamship and Found a Shocking Secret

The Shy Girl Agreed to Marry a Rich Cowboy for Her Brothers’ Sake — Then She Discovered a Secret...
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The Shy Girl Agreed to Marry a Rich Cowboy for Her Brothers’ Sake — Then She Discovered a Secret...

Chased by Wolves, She Crashed Into His Cabin—Now the Wild Mountain Man Claims Her as His
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Chased by Wolves, She Crashed Into His Cabin—Now the Wild Mountain Man Claims Her as His

The Duke Had Turned Away a Hundred Women — He Crossed the Room for the One Who Ignored Him
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The Duke Had Turned Away a Hundred Women — He Crossed the Room for the One Who Ignored Him

Her Mail Order Bride Letter Was Missing One Name — She Added It Before He Could Write Back
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Her Mail Order Bride Letter Was Missing One Name — She Added It Before He Could Write Back

THE DUKE BANISHED HIS WIFE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE — ONLY TO FIND SHE TRANSFORMED IT
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THE DUKE BANISHED HIS WIFE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE — ONLY TO FIND SHE TRANSFORMED IT

"Can You Wash?" He Asked the Exhausted Woman—Her Answer Changed the Whole Ranch
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"Can You Wash?" He Asked the Exhausted Woman—Her Answer Changed the Whole Ranch

He Expected a Cold, Loveless Marriage—Then His Mail-Order Bride Changed His Entire World
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He Expected a Cold, Loveless Marriage—Then His Mail-Order Bride Changed His Entire World

She Came to Count the Books — His Three Children Decided She Was Counting the Wrong Things
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She Came to Count the Books — His Three Children Decided She Was Counting the Wrong Things

She Placed a Mail Order Bride Ad Saying the Husband Part Could Wait — A Sailor Wrote Back
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She Placed a Mail Order Bride Ad Saying the Husband Part Could Wait — A Sailor Wrote Back

I’ve Got Space By The Fire,” He Told The Cold Widow — “And I Don’t Care What People Say
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I’ve Got Space By The Fire,” He Told The Cold Widow — “And I Don’t Care What People Say

He Left a Mail Order Bride Notice Saying the War Had Changed Him — She Was the First to Ask How
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He Left a Mail Order Bride Notice Saying the War Had Changed Him — She Was the First to Ask How