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My recitations are as follows (O dear I have written a list of them so many times I am sick of it) A.M. At nine o'clock Andrews Latin Lessons, half past Olmsted's Natural Philosophy (class of eight gentlemen), half past ten Geography of the Heavens (large class), at eleven Davies First Lessons in Algebra (about twenty), quarter before twelve French Grammar and Exercises. P.M. At two second class in Grammar and Parsing, half past Telemaque, three Smellie's Natural History, half past Corinne?, four Abercrombie's Intellectual Philosophy. On Wednesday afternoons the young ladies meet me and read their compositions; there is about thirty of them. School numbers seventy. Alas! it is Thursday night and this scribbling to you is not finished yet and you are wondering why Sister Sarah don't write you, but I have sit down with a determination to finish this and write another letter to night- as I am much more at liberty this eve than I have been before this week. Sabbath eve after I commenced to write you was interrupted by a caller. Monday we also made a call and received one, Tuesday eve corrected twenty compositions, Wednesday eve attended a lecture and to night - have told you what I am going to do. There are three churches here and regular preaching at each. The Universalist is very prettily finished (I attend this) there is a good & large society and the preaching excellent. I wish you could listen to it with me sometimes, it is so elevating and soul-stirring. The Academy is in the hands of this society. Rev. Mr. Mason (our minister) is associate Principal in the school and a smart and good man he is; he has no recitation however, is acquainted with all the modern languages and will teach them if any wish. Like Mr. Marshall as a Preceptor very much, takes much interest in the school and is well fitted for the station which he occupies. The Universalist society made a Pic-nic about three weeks since and the students and teachers of the Academy were invited to join it and a fine time, delightful place and nice refreshments we had. A fortnight since Mr. Marshall , Mr. Brastow ( a student here) Miss Young ( a student who also assists in the school) and myself took tea and spent the evening at Mr. Lowe's, a merchant in the village of this town about four miles from here

(written up left-hand side) Dear brother is not this long enough to make up all delay Do overlook all defects in writing etc. etc.