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McAndrew, Marjorie — from Grandmother, January 14, 1917

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14 Jan 1917
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vassar:54268,Folder 71.4; VCL_Letters_McAndrew-Marjorie_1917-01-14_071_004_005
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Dunkirk Jan 14th 1917

My Dear Grandchild,

It Sunday evening I thought it about time I answered. The Colender whisk is very nice. I have it hung in my room. it is a very pretty one I had a number of nice presents It was a [quite?] Chrismas. and [Ha…] was sick so she could not go out to dinner. [...] was [...] [...] [...et]. [...] Mrs H-- I went had a fine dinner quite a number [this?] .[be...s] her on familay

 


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I am glad you like the work in College and are having a good time. [...e] to hear you passed the Ex. --- and you like your room mate. you will put the mony in something you need in your r- room. you will have to have a number of things. I suppose if the girls have furnish themselves, I do not think to envy girls from Dunkirk or Fredonia at Vassar at the present time. We had [...on…] from [Lewis?] [Giles?] this evening. They are well, but it is storming there hard. I herd yesterday that Mrs Ed [Bea?] [was?] very sick chil [no…?] she could live yesterday but was some better to-day (you remember her she was D...a Dix. she has two little girls it seems too bad if she can not get well. I think it nice you got the prize at the Sunday School. is cross heavy enough. & ware on a chain on the neck. I never herd you say before of any one liveing in In--- that deaf or dumb before. must be new comers. I can not tell of any news in [F…] I was over a week yesterday but did not hear of [any?]. we was up [G…] Giles [to?] dinner. went in the house I [couldn’t?]

 


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see if every thing was all right, and get a few things I wonder how Georgia is she was not well the last I herd from your Mother. I suppose [Hu...lbert?] is on [earth?] I have not herd a word from him since he come back after he was in [Forestville?] I thank you again for Christmas present which I enjoy so much.

Loveingly
your Grandmother
[Hu...lbart?]

 


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Miss Marjorie McAndrew
100 Lathrop Hall
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
New York