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   Glen Haven Jan 1st 1854

My dear cousin:

   A very very happy New Year to you. the year of fifty-three has come to a close. & we are commencing a new year where shall we be next new years day no one knows, but God last New years day, I had no idea that the next New Years day would still find me an inmate of the Glen. but it is even so: when I think how long I have been here I really feel discouraged. but I dont know as I ought to be cured so soon considering