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Dear Kate,
I have put off writing to you until I should get established in school, and as I reached Vassar College in safety yesterday, and had nothing particular to do, I thought I would write. Minnie and I had a very pleasant journey, but very tired when we parted in New York. I went directly to White Plains, I had a very pleasant visit there; one day Uncle took me down to New York, we found Minnie, and Mrs. Dunn invited me to spend a day and night with her, and she went back and spent the same length of time with me, so that
Yesterday morning after I got here I was examined in Arithmetic, Geography, and Grammar to see whether I could be excepted, before I could be shown to my room. The room which I have is very pleasant, it is on the first floor there are three rooms opening into one study parlor, I have the single room of the three and think myself very fortunate; one of the double rooms is occupied by two sisters, Helen and Hattie Palen, from Michigan, they are very pleasant
[along the side] Alice and Kate have come & wanted single rooms & have gone up onto the 3rd story.
[along the side] & we have two of the greenest looking girls in the parlor from Iowa
Aff. friend
Mary M. Badgley.
[along the side] Please write the number of your house in your next letter.
Milwaukee Wis.
(Corner Mason & Jefferson Streets)