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Centre Belpre, Jan 21st 1855

My dear brother: [Nathan] As we have not heard from you for so long I thought I must write to you to get you to answer and tell us how you are. It has been more than four weeks since we heard from you Mother's health is much better than it was in the fore- part of the winter. The rest of us (Father and I) are all well. I have the tooth-ache about half of the time. I went up to the Doctor's to have them pulled and his instruments were broken, so that I did not have them out. But as soon as I can I shall have them out. Areli is with Sisters in Marietta. She will stay all winter. It is rather lonesome here without her, though I go to school and do not mind it so much. I am getting along well in my studies. I attend Bookkeeping school two evenings in a week, like it very much. I went to church today. Will Marshall Dudley Deval and Ivin West were there. I don't know but Will is going to take Ena next Spring. That is the talk.

[written along the left-hand side of the page] And as far as, or almost - to Equations in Algebra I have learned a great deal this winter. Our "Green Peaches" we wrote you about turned out to be as sour as vinegar. that was too bad when we had taken so much pains will then. Mother has been piecing a quilt while she finished yesterday it is real pretty. She has got another pair of socks nearly done for you. Please write to us very soon. from your sister Lizzie [Stedman]