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Shipp, Margaret M. | to Sister, 11 December 1903

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1903-12-11T00:00:01Z-1903-12-11T23:59:59Z
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VC 1905
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vassar:56497,Box 14; VCL_Letters_Shipp-Margaret-M_1903-11_1903-12_014_011
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Friday December 11
Vassar College,
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Dearest Mamie
I got dad’s money all right. The party ticket scheme is broken up on account of there nor being a large enough number of girls going home this year. Therefore Cerene and I are going to start home on Thursday. Each of us will miss just one recitation by starting a day early and if Mrs J doesn’t like it she

 


: VCL_Letters_Shipp-Margaret-M_1903-11_1903-12_014_011_002
can lump it -- I hope you won’t be sorry to behold my learning countenance at 11.50 Friday morning, a week from to day! The thought of coming home fills my heart with a joy -- whoopee! that I can’t begin to express.
How nice of Mrs Bennett and Mrs Williams to ask me to receive at their teas -- and Miss Atkins was a peach to ask me to her musical.
Well, what I haven’t got to do isn’t working mentioning so farewell, Slews of love
Peg.

 


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Home-coming
POUGHKEEPSIE, DEC 11 130PM 1903 N.Y.
Miss May Louise Shipp
1010 North Delaware St.
Indianapolis
Indiana

 


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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. DEC 12 2-PM 1903