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29 Jul [1882]
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vassar:54205,Folder 75.4; VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-07-29_075_004_017
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: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-07-29_075_004_017_001
Dear Anne
When you are out in the woods or fields of Hancock will you gather any fern, grasses or moss such different from ours. I got some when I was out that day. The ferns you can press in a book & bring them home that way. I guess I or your aunts will give you any old book for the purpose.
Monday We went to Aunt Almira Jones last evening started after dinner. Grandmother thought she never rode so fast in her life. Etta is married and keeps house in Sharon center. Sarah has got a beau quite a nice looking man about 38 year of age I should judge. I must tell your fathers last [pun?]. tell it to you because it was lost on every body but me & I don’t make a practice of noticing them.
Aunt Almira was telling of an old man that died this winter gave each child a house &c “He had lots of money and he died of the pneumonia. Says Father “this new money is too much for the rich old fellows is’nt it.” It was not appreciated
When you are out in the woods or fields of Hancock will you gather any fern, grasses or moss such different from ours. I got some when I was out that day. The ferns you can press in a book & bring them home that way. I guess I or your aunts will give you any old book for the purpose.
Monday We went to Aunt Almira Jones last evening started after dinner. Grandmother thought she never rode so fast in her life. Etta is married and keeps house in Sharon center. Sarah has got a beau quite a nice looking man about 38 year of age I should judge. I must tell your fathers last [pun?]. tell it to you because it was lost on every body but me & I don’t make a practice of noticing them.
Aunt Almira was telling of an old man that died this winter gave each child a house &c “He had lots of money and he died of the pneumonia. Says Father “this new money is too much for the rich old fellows is’nt it.” It was not appreciated
: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-07-29_075_004_017_002
July 29
there and I think it is too good to be entirely lost -
Thursday. I went to Boston yesterday got some flannil for a dress & a pair of boots for Grandmother R & some things for Grandma S & a [lawn?] dress for Jennie & Olive 6 ¼ cts per yd. Got a camp chair for Cassie & for myself a camp chair & clothes stick. [Willie?] Hodges came home in same train & walked down [crossed out: to the house] with us. [...] wife passed us driving in the Buggy. She smiled & bowed. Willie said that girl cant do a thing not a thing Of course he says folks are’nt to blame for being sick but I should not want to marry a sick girl to start with It’s bad enough to have them get sick as they get older. It amused me to hear him talk & he took a sensible view of it. No news that I think of Haven’t seen the P--. When I hear more from him it will be time for you to write to Miss [...] with lots of postal cards. Love to Aunt S Uncle Frank from Mother
there and I think it is too good to be entirely lost -
Thursday. I went to Boston yesterday got some flannil for a dress & a pair of boots for Grandmother R & some things for Grandma S & a [lawn?] dress for Jennie & Olive 6 ¼ cts per yd. Got a camp chair for Cassie & for myself a camp chair & clothes stick. [Willie?] Hodges came home in same train & walked down [crossed out: to the house] with us. [...] wife passed us driving in the Buggy. She smiled & bowed. Willie said that girl cant do a thing not a thing Of course he says folks are’nt to blame for being sick but I should not want to marry a sick girl to start with It’s bad enough to have them get sick as they get older. It amused me to hear him talk & he took a sensible view of it. No news that I think of Haven’t seen the P--. When I hear more from him it will be time for you to write to Miss [...] with lots of postal cards. Love to Aunt S Uncle Frank from Mother
: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-07-29_075_004_017_003
Canton
Jul
Mass
Anne C. Southworth
465 W 15 St
Chicago
Ill
Care B. F Ferguson
Jul
Mass
Anne C. Southworth
465 W 15 St
Chicago
Ill
Care B. F Ferguson
: VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-07-29_075_004_017_004
Chicago [...]
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Carrier
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