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December 25, 1865
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VC Spec 1865-1866
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Vassar College
Dec. 25th 1865.
My dear Mother
I wish you a very "happy new year". I have caught you on that if you did catch me on Merry Christmas.
Mother, we are ever! and ever! & ever!!! so much obliged to you for the box we no more expected one than we did to see you or Aunty come into the house. We never knew a thing about it till last evening and then we found it on the Christmas tree. We had a splendid tree and all the children on the place came. Miss Avery, Miss Dickinson, Alice, Mr Wheeler & myself
Dec. 25th 1865.
My dear Mother
I wish you a very "happy new year". I have caught you on that if you did catch me on Merry Christmas.
Mother, we are ever! and ever! & ever!!! so much obliged to you for the box we no more expected one than we did to see you or Aunty come into the house. We never knew a thing about it till last evening and then we found it on the Christmas tree. We had a splendid tree and all the children on the place came. Miss Avery, Miss Dickinson, Alice, Mr Wheeler & myself
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trimmed it every thing went off splendidly.
Dr. Raymond and Prof. Farrar read the names & inscriptions while Miss Avery, Miss Dickinson and Alice handed them the things. When almost all the things had been taken from the tree Dr. Raymond took the cover of the box and held it up in the air & read the names on it as Misses Alice Hubbard & Elisa Holt & passed the cover to Alice, she took it, & I began looking around to see where it came from & found the box and because she looked so surprised the president called out soled!
Mother I am so tired and hot that my hand is all in a tremble and I have not yet learned how to manage
Dr. Raymond and Prof. Farrar read the names & inscriptions while Miss Avery, Miss Dickinson and Alice handed them the things. When almost all the things had been taken from the tree Dr. Raymond took the cover of the box and held it up in the air & read the names on it as Misses Alice Hubbard & Elisa Holt & passed the cover to Alice, she took it, & I began looking around to see where it came from & found the box and because she looked so surprised the president called out soled!
Mother I am so tired and hot that my hand is all in a tremble and I have not yet learned how to manage
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my new pen so you must excuse the looks of this letter. I am very much obliged to all for my nice things, tell George I was looking at a paper cutter last time I was down town just like the one he sent me but thought I would not buy one that time. I thank Charlie for the book very much & you for the pen and Uncle for the knife & Auntie for the picture. I gave Miss Avery the picture you sent she was very much pleased with it and said she had been looking for one of that style but could not find one half as handsome in New York. Give my love to Julia & thank her for the cake for me please.
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As the desk or the apron had no mark on them I took possession of them but do not know who to thank for them.
Give my love & a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to Grandma & Father & all my friends, kiss the children for me, & with love to yourself let me say goodby perhaps for this year,
from your loving daughter
Eliza Holt.
P, S. I bought a splendid pair of skates the last time I was in Po'keepsle with ankle supporters on them for five dollars and I spent four more
Give my love & a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to Grandma & Father & all my friends, kiss the children for me, & with love to yourself let me say goodby perhaps for this year,
from your loving daughter
Eliza Holt.
P, S. I bought a splendid pair of skates the last time I was in Po'keepsle with ankle supporters on them for five dollars and I spent four more
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on presents & seven seventy five in paying for books, paper, and extra washing & other things so I shall have hardly enough to pay my board with.
Goodby again from your daughter.
Goodby again from your daughter.
