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[printed notice]To the Superintending School Committee of the City of Bangor. The Instructor of the School informs said Committee, that the children belonging to said School, whose names are below stated, ave not been furnished with suitable books; that notice in writing or personal notice has been given to their parents, masters or guardians and that they have neglected or refused to furnish the same, to wit: _____________________________________________________________________________________ NAMES OF PARENTS ETC. NAMES OF CHILDREN BOOKS REQUIRED [upside down starting from bottom of page] Dear Mother Jan 30th 1842

 I acknowledge I have not done very well about writing since

I came back, not from want of enough to say but because no time seems come right to set about writing unless I take it Sunday evening as I am now doing. You will wonder what I do with my long "evenings", and I will endeavor to show you how I am as positively engaged then as in the day well, Mr. Walker has constantly taken books from the Library, - interesting ones too, to read aloud, he and I alternately, he the beginning of the evening, and I the latter part, with my knitting in hand, now if I spend an evening in any other way I lose part of the story, moral or whatever. I enjoy these evenings so much that I have become quite a recluse in respect to society, having been out but two evening since my return, both upon particular invitations. At one of the places I met with W. Dennett, the other time I visited Caroline Prescott's mother, she is a grand good scholar this term. Mond. eve, I received your letter and one from Jo at the same time and was very glad of them. I pity poor Jo. I am much concerned for fear that he will fail. I have been thinking of writing, and do mean to though I am some afraid I shan't get it there before he gets through. I want to give him some advice but suppose he has plenty.

I feel greatly relieved that C. has settled with Wyman even if not to the best

advantage. I hope Isaac will get the other school for a little more needful, will be very convenient, and there never was a scarcer time for money it is said to be the same at New York and Boston, as here. I have got none yet -- have literally been without a farthing since I spent the .25 that Lucy gave to get thread on my only gloves are a pair that I carried from home - too small for you -- for school gloves. I have really become very economical - query- do I deserve credit for it? Mr. W. has tried to take up the order without success but thinks I can have it before long now, my board money has been wanted and wanted, without my being able to pay, so that I could not have changed my lodgings if I had wished Mr. and Mrs. W. have concluded to stay here till their year is out, when they will either go out of town or change boarding place. - I feel rather undecided what course to take. If I write that I will go to Houleton, if they want me, I do'nt know but I shall be obliged to give up my chance here, upon uncertainties, for, it is not at all probable that I can ascertain what the chance would be at Houleton before then to commence here, so that if I engage to go there upon a certain compensation, I should have to give up the chance here whether I had that or not sometimes I get so wearied with my never ceasing 'schooling', of my flirting & giddy, restive and not very limited flock, that I think I do'nt care a fig, if I do give up the chance: there are many agreables in living here which I could not have in keeping school from place to place but perhaps content balanced by greater freedom from harassing and unquieting cares in the country. I have heard an opinion partly expressed by Mr. Walter and Wakefield talking together that the city would not support two Schools in some sense high, taught by males much longer, and and perhaps a school something like Mr. Littlefield's might be taught by a female which would save much expense, but supposing this, whether I could get along even if I wanted, it would be a question.