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The Wednesday after New Years.
Remsen Jan. 5. 185[[number--unclear]]
My Dear, dear Anna,  
My Dear, dear Anna,  
Now It is, that I have first found time
Now, it is, that I [[that I--crossed out]] have first found time
  to fulfill my promise. Now is the time that I have so long been
  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  
  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  
would would be so [[light--crossed out]] late before I would begin to write. It is about  
twenty minutes after seven, and I shall have to hurry a little, or I
twenty minutes after seven, and I shal have to hurry a little, or I
can not write but a very short letter. Perhaps you are writing to  
can not write but a very short letter. Perhaps you are writing to  
me now dear sister, and perhaps you have got your letter all written
me now dear sister, and perhaps you have got your letter all written

Revision as of 18:55, 20 February 2018

Extract to be copied The Wednesday after New Years. Remsen Jan. 5. 185number--unclear My Dear, dear Anna, Now, it is, that I that I--crossed out 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 light--crossed out 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 not 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 fit, forgive me I was not going to say firstrate , a very pleasant visit, I meant. I guess now, that I have got through perhapsing, I will descend 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 today on the ??? It was very good walking, did not ?? hardly any. It was was beautiful cold weather, both going and coming, and I suppose it was when we