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January 20, 1866
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Vassar College
Jan. 20th, 1866.
My dear dear Mother:
It is just four months
today since we arrived here. It seems longer
than that to me. I think likely the next
five months will seem much shorter.
How do you all do? Mattle received a letter
from Helen yesterday and one from Carrie
also, the day before she had one from Sara.
The poor child is having a pretty hard time
with her face. The pain lasted hard for three
days, & for the last two it has been very badly
swollen. Not as badly as last year though still
she is far from comfortable. I hope that the worst of
it is over with. Indeed I suppose of course that it is.
I am very glad to hear that our letters arrived
at last. Did you ever receive the one I wrote
from Brooklyn? The weather is very warm for
winter & it is of course muddy, rainy and un
pleasant generally. How do you prosper in all
your numerous undertakings for missionary
Jan. 20th, 1866.
My dear dear Mother:
It is just four months
today since we arrived here. It seems longer
than that to me. I think likely the next
five months will seem much shorter.
How do you all do? Mattle received a letter
from Helen yesterday and one from Carrie
also, the day before she had one from Sara.
The poor child is having a pretty hard time
with her face. The pain lasted hard for three
days, & for the last two it has been very badly
swollen. Not as badly as last year though still
she is far from comfortable. I hope that the worst of
it is over with. Indeed I suppose of course that it is.
I am very glad to hear that our letters arrived
at last. Did you ever receive the one I wrote
from Brooklyn? The weather is very warm for
winter & it is of course muddy, rainy and un
pleasant generally. How do you prosper in all
your numerous undertakings for missionary
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boxes, Ellen Keith, &c.? Oh.' Mother you don't
know how much I want to see you.
Won't we all be glad when summer comes
and we go home. Don't think that I am
at all homesick for I am not. I enjoy the
life here very much. There is a great charm in
it. This whole devotion of energies & plans to study.
You don't know what pleasant people Prof. and
Mrs. Tenney are. They live next door to us, and
Mrs. Tenney has been so kind since Mattie has had
her sore face. Mrs. Tenney has had me come into
her kitchen and make [hop poultices] for her &
twice has sent her in some floating island
for her dinner. They are just as good as they can
be. I want you should please give Helen
& Willie the conundrum, "Spell from head to
foot with two letters"? We have been having
a great deal of fun with conundrums lately.
Do you know this one, "If Solomon was the
son of David and Joab was the son of
Jermiah, what relation was Jermiah to Joab? "
Also when was Ruth cruel to Boaz. Ask Father
know how much I want to see you.
Won't we all be glad when summer comes
and we go home. Don't think that I am
at all homesick for I am not. I enjoy the
life here very much. There is a great charm in
it. This whole devotion of energies & plans to study.
You don't know what pleasant people Prof. and
Mrs. Tenney are. They live next door to us, and
Mrs. Tenney has been so kind since Mattie has had
her sore face. Mrs. Tenney has had me come into
her kitchen and make [hop poultices] for her &
twice has sent her in some floating island
for her dinner. They are just as good as they can
be. I want you should please give Helen
& Willie the conundrum, "Spell from head to
foot with two letters"? We have been having
a great deal of fun with conundrums lately.
Do you know this one, "If Solomon was the
son of David and Joab was the son of
Jermiah, what relation was Jermiah to Joab? "
Also when was Ruth cruel to Boaz. Ask Father
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why the Wall St. brokers in the crisis 1857 were like Pharaoh's
daughter? Did you like Gough's new lecture ?
I hope that you will hear Anna Dickinson.
We have had more fun that a little over
our remarkable time going to hear her. I like
Miss Avery very much indeed. When you wrote
to us about her was before we knew her hardly
at all. She is a very fine woman intellectually,
morally, & physically. She is very pleasant, especi
ally after you know her. She has lately given
the school Physiological lectures and her manner
is the pleasantest of any woman whom I ever
heard speak to an assembly. Has Father gone
to Washington. I hope that his journey
will be a safe one when it is made. I don't
owe anyone a letter. Don't you congratulate
me? Our Greek class has not recited yet this
term, Prof. Knapp owing to the change in teachers
has been so busy, & I have been improving my
extra leisure time in writing letters and other
things that ordinarily I have little time
for. We begin next week I rather think.
daughter? Did you like Gough's new lecture ?
I hope that you will hear Anna Dickinson.
We have had more fun that a little over
our remarkable time going to hear her. I like
Miss Avery very much indeed. When you wrote
to us about her was before we knew her hardly
at all. She is a very fine woman intellectually,
morally, & physically. She is very pleasant, especi
ally after you know her. She has lately given
the school Physiological lectures and her manner
is the pleasantest of any woman whom I ever
heard speak to an assembly. Has Father gone
to Washington. I hope that his journey
will be a safe one when it is made. I don't
owe anyone a letter. Don't you congratulate
me? Our Greek class has not recited yet this
term, Prof. Knapp owing to the change in teachers
has been so busy, & I have been improving my
extra leisure time in writing letters and other
things that ordinarily I have little time
for. We begin next week I rather think.
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How are all the good people in our church?
I wish the walking was going to be good
and I would walk to church tomorrow.
Those girls from Buffalo that Helen
spoke of in her letter to Mattie are nothing
remarkable. I am sorry they are discontented.
They are back here, but I believe only stay
until the end of the half year. Miss Allen
is a pretty good scholar & quite a nice girl
but nothing wonderful. Cassie Howard is
from [B.] also. She is quite young & has a
great admiration for Minnie & is a nice little
thing. There was a Miss Douglass here from New
London Conn. that I think likely is related to us.
She is not here this term. She lost a sister in vacation.
Auntie told me that we had cousins by that
name & that Aunt Eatie went to see them. She is
a very nice girl. Cousin Emma had a letter from Aunt
Martha a few days ago. She sent her love to us. I told
Emma not to give any message from us no reply, &
not to say anything about us. She said that she would
not of course give messages if we did not send any
I wish the walking was going to be good
and I would walk to church tomorrow.
Those girls from Buffalo that Helen
spoke of in her letter to Mattie are nothing
remarkable. I am sorry they are discontented.
They are back here, but I believe only stay
until the end of the half year. Miss Allen
is a pretty good scholar & quite a nice girl
but nothing wonderful. Cassie Howard is
from [B.] also. She is quite young & has a
great admiration for Minnie & is a nice little
thing. There was a Miss Douglass here from New
London Conn. that I think likely is related to us.
She is not here this term. She lost a sister in vacation.
Auntie told me that we had cousins by that
name & that Aunt Eatie went to see them. She is
a very nice girl. Cousin Emma had a letter from Aunt
Martha a few days ago. She sent her love to us. I told
Emma not to give any message from us no reply, &
not to say anything about us. She said that she would
not of course give messages if we did not send any
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but she would say what she was a mind to. that won't be anything uncomplimentary, I assure you. Aunt Martha wants
to know if the standard here is as high as at Holyoke. Cousin E. says she
is going to praise the College to the skies. I like Emma very much indeed.
I hope she will stop to see you on her way west in the Spring.
Love to all,
Good by
With a heart full of
love your
Hattie
Minnie & Mattie
send love. I sup-
pose Mrs. Dickin-
son has been to see
you before this.
to know if the standard here is as high as at Holyoke. Cousin E. says she
is going to praise the College to the skies. I like Emma very much indeed.
I hope she will stop to see you on her way west in the Spring.
Love to all,
Good by
With a heart full of
love your
Hattie
Minnie & Mattie
send love. I sup-
pose Mrs. Dickin-
son has been to see
you before this.
