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New Hampton Jan.5.1867. Saturday. Kind of Snowing. Twenty Minutes of Twelve. Dear Aunt Sarah,

 I wrote to you seperrattly because I slept with you when I was at dear old Steuben.  My cousin Henry Tompson is here now he lives in Biddeford. I am going to try to write this page down the whole of it if I can think of enough to say!  is not it funny that Pa is going to Europe!? we shall be so lonesome while he is gone that I wish you would come out here and make me a good long visit.I want some of the other folks to come out to. I am going to tell them so when I write to them.  I have been writing with a pen this shape pen--image o dear I have made a great blot on the pen but I can take it of with my bloting paper.  there it is off, well it was that shape, but now I am writing with a pen this shape pen--image only larger. I have written a good deal but I have not told you much news yet. I will see if I can tell you a little. there is not much going on here any way so I don't know as I can think of any thing now. I study geography and spelling now at home. we have considrible  snow here now it snowed quite fast here this Morning but has stoped and does not snow now. I have most written my page havent I? Ma gives me six cents an hour for working; I have worked fifty Minutes this forenoon. My uncle William sent me a Splendid Beautiful Portmonie by Pa and Lizzie when they came home it is blue velvet trimmed with steel. he gave Lizzie one to, it is crimsom trimmed with blue and gold..  it is time for dinner and I must close, you see I have written my page to you though I am afraid it is not very interesting. I send much love and we all send much love, goodby
 Hattie

P.S. O Aunt Sarah I do not see how I could forget to ask you to write to me back? I do want you to so much. You will if you have time wont you? your Aff. Niece Hattie