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The Wednesday after New Years.
  The Wednesday after New Years.
1853
 
Remsen Jan. 5. 1853
  Remsen Jan. 5. 1853
My Dear, dear Anna,  
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--crossed out]] 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 [[that--crossed out]] 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 [[for--crossed out]]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
  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

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  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