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[1861-1862] Monday Evening My Dear Cynthia Your kind favor came duly unclear long since to hand, I have been very naughty in not answering it before! Please pardon me this time Dearest and I will try to do better in future. We are quite settled in our quarters it looks home like. It is situated pleasently we have a large garden and nice yard I like it better then the other house we had four low sitingroom Kitchen bed-rooms downstairs four rooms upstairs. I am? glad you like your school. But unclear you would teach to long with no vacation to make yourself sick. how is your health now? I wish you could come and make us a visit before your school is out. It would be better for you not to teach too steady for fear of making yourself ill again have you had any trouble with your throat since Mari? has been very with it after we moved here (the fourth attached) she was sick for two or three weeks and so
Mary would think it worth coming from Remsen? to hear it, he spoke in our church it was "thick full,"last Sunday was our Sabbath school concert twas very good but somewhat sad when we remember it so Mr Beecher's last concert here he leaves at close of this term, Miss Beecher was called away rather suddenly some two or three weeks ago. Miss Frost has a large class of young ladies Miss Gray's class a much the same so are my little girls and the school in general Mrs georgia? requested me to you her love and best wishes so did Miss Harrison (of the dean?) she said she liked you better then any other girl at school and is very anxious to know if you will be here to school next term. Maggie Lewison is now in New York, Minnie Jones was here a short time ago she sends her love to you, if I were to send you all the love I am told to, I could not have room to have any for myself. Fannie and Daniel are well goes to school every day. Ma is very well weeding and taking care of her garden, very anxious to hear war news and afraid every day to hear that some of our brave men have again fallen She is very much oblige to you for that unclear intends starting away afew days Sends his best regards to you and all the folks so does ma and say you must come to see ma soon Fannie and David wishes to be remembered to you all, But I promised to write only short letters so I must stop or forfeit my word, except great deal of love give Dennie? Mary Eddie a good chase write soon, Forever yours Annee?