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[[annotation]] Extract to be copied 1853 [[/annotation]] | |||
The Wednesday after New Years. | |||
Remsen Jan. 5. 1853 | |||
My Dear, dear Anna, | My Dear, dear Anna, | ||
Now | Now, it is, that I have first found time to fulfil my promise. Now is the time that I have so long been waiting for, almost with impatience. I did not expect though that it would would be so late before I would begin to write. It is about twenty minutes after seven, and I shal have to hurry a little, or I can write but a very short letter. Perhaps you are writing to me now dear sister, and perhaps you have got your letter all written and placed in the post office. I presume Father and Mother have reached there before this time, and you are having a firs--(forgive me I was going to say firstrate) a very pleasant visit, I meant. I guess now that I have got through perhapsing, I will desend to "matter of fact." One thing I am sure of, is, that I had very poor ink when I began to write, and that I have just got some better. So you must excuse the looks of this sheet. I went to school to day on the crust. It was very good walking, did not sink hardly any. It was was beautiful cold weather, both going and coming, and I suppose it was when we | ||
would would be so late before I would begin to write. It is about | |||
twenty minutes after seven, and I | |||
can | |||
me now dear sister, and perhaps you have got your letter all written | |||
and placed in the post office. I presume Father and Mother have | |||
reached there before this time, and you are having a | |||
I was | |||
I guess now | |||
of fact." One thing I am sure of is, that I had very poor ink when | |||
I began to write, and that I have just got some better. So you must | |||
excuse the looks of this sheet. I went to school | |||
It was very good walking, did not | |||
cold weather, both going and coming, and I suppose it was when we | |||
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annotation Extract to be copied 1853 /annotation
The Wednesday after New Years.
Remsen Jan. 5. 1853
My Dear, dear Anna,
Now, it is, that I have first found time to fulfil my promise. Now is the time that I have so long been waiting for, almost with impatience. I did not expect though that it would would be so late before I would begin to write. It is about twenty minutes after seven, and I shal have to hurry a little, or I can write but a very short letter. Perhaps you are writing to me now dear sister, and perhaps you have got your letter all written and placed in the post office. I presume Father and Mother have reached there before this time, and you are having a firs--(forgive me I was going to say firstrate) a very pleasant visit, I meant. I guess now that I have got through perhapsing, I will desend to "matter of fact." One thing I am sure of, is, that I had very poor ink when I began to write, and that I have just got some better. So you must excuse the looks of this sheet. I went to school to day on the crust. It was very good walking, did not sink hardly any. It was was beautiful cold weather, both going and coming, and I suppose it was when we