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                                                                                                                        Bowd Coll. June 1845

Dear Mother, I suppose you have received a letter from me since you wrote last, although I have since received two or three letters from Bangor, one of which was partly written by you. After receiving those letters from Bangor at the beginning of the term, I wrote one and directed to Joseph about a week ago, June 15th. I concluded then that I would mail no more letters until after July 11th. Perhaps I shall not send no more letters until July 11th. Perhaps I shall not send this till then. It will do me harm to have some letters written before hand ready to send. By the way, as postage will then be less than half as much, it will be well to write about twice as many letters; I hope you will bear this suggestion in mind, all of you at home, and write to me. I am getting along pretty comfortably this term, for so far. The principal excitement has been about our College Societies. I am an Athenaean. My Chum & I you remember, arrived here one day to late to join last term. I suppose I was rather prejudiced in favor of the Athenean when I came here; at least Mr Task was on Athenaen and most of my old acquaintances. But the best part of our Class are Peucinians, I got perhaps the most acquainted with Peucinians & liked them best. In some respects the Peucinian has the advantage; It is the oldest society, and its graduate members are probably more influential although perhaps hardly so public spirited. I was extremely puzzled to decide. My Chum was also Athenaean when he came here and came from Waterville, but he by immense fishing was finally coaxed off & joined Peucinian, though he did not decide till the very day. We made a find excitement I assure you; two such members are not found every day, even here, and you can hardly conceive the interest felt and the efforts made to get us into either society.