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Wyman, Anne (Southworth) | from family, n.d.:

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n.d.
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vassar:54200,Folder 75.4; VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-05-15_075_004_009
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I saw Mr. Pulsifer he said he went through Mechanicsville on Friday. I suppose you passed each other on the road. I am better but I went to see Hannah about washing She said she gave a boy 5 cents to come & tell me she could’nt come that day and the “d---- rascal did’nt do it.” She asked me if I was awful mad & would’nt let me go until I had shook hands.

I have got my flower garden weeded out and am able to look out for potato bugs but they had a good time for a few days as the vines testify

We went to ride with Charlie in the Buggy Sunday night He was afraid of the children with white jackets. [Rector?] has got your saddle. They have

 


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got company who have a horse there. Tom left on Saturday He has’nt gone to work for his job wont be ready for a couple of weeks yet. Father had a row with old Jerry Young Williamson however is getting along very well I think I shall be able to go to meet [crossed out: Aun] Grandmother & her sisters by Friday.

I think you had better not take all your thin clothes up where [U?]- is you can leave then at your Aunts [crossed out: and] they get so mussed up in a trunk.

Mr Burnham is out again riding arround.

I got your postal card Tuesday morning.