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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 13, 1890
Text: Vassar College. Nor. 13* 1870. My dear Fapa, la your letters you have said nothiag about the "testimonials" which X wrote you about. We are required to have them, aad although they have not asked me for them yet, they will expect them to be givea soon. As X have never attended aay school at home you will have to get them as to my character from the minister, aad I presume the reasoa you have aot seat them is because Mr. Rogers has aot yet returned from his trip North. When he comes...
Show moreVassar College. Nor. 13* 1870. My dear Fapa, la your letters you have said nothiag about the "testimonials" which X wrote you about. We are required to have them, aad although they have not asked me for them yet, they will expect them to be givea soon. As X have never attended aay school at home you will have to get them as to my character from the minister, aad I presume the reasoa you have aot seat them is because Mr. Rogers has aot yet returned from his trip North. When he comes home will you get him to write some thing of the sort and send to me and my mind will be much eased upoa that subject. Sometimes X think X would like to go through the course here, and then again I do not care to, but the last two years before graduating are not very hard, and a girl who has gone through the Sophomore class here is about as far advaaced as oae who has graduated at aaother school. I presume at almostany boarding school X could graduate ia one year, and now I should have to come four years besides this. Indeed there are several young ladies in my classes who have graduated at High Schools before coming here. I am so glad that you will give Carrie the watch, for X know the present will make her perfectly happy. As for myself, I have nothing to ask for as my expenses at school will be very great, aad will be enough for one year. I thank you for asking me what I would like, but I do not care for any present now. Do you ever remember a Gov. Rollinsof Missouri? He has a daughter at school here whom I know quite well, she is a very nice girl, but she would not be very sensible in your eyes, because she has a very small waist which shows that she either has or does now lace very tightly, I have a roommate Annie Johnson from Red Wing, Minn. She is a very smart girl and we get along very nicely together. Our parlor is very small and not particularly pleasant, but only we two have the parlor and bedroom together, which makes it very quiet and nice lor studying. There are only two or three parlors In the building which are not occupiedby lour or live young ladies aad we think ourselves very lortunate in having this one, although it is in the back part oI the college and the window is up quite high. Does Mr. Rogers spsll his name with a "d" ? X am alraid I have written it wrong. Carrie wrote me that you had had blinds put on the windows on our house upstsirs. It will be a great improvement making our rooms so much cooler. With very much love your daughter Julie M.P. (Julia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 6, 1870
Text: N©v. 6. 1870. My dear Papa, I have Just received your letter telling of the over flow there has been In Texas. How terrible it Is to have another one, when people have hardly recovered from the losses of the other. And this I should think must have been worse than when I was sick. Is your rock wall nearly finished ? I think I know where it was washed away, was it not the low place where you were going to have the water dammed 19? By this time I expect Emilys house Is almost...
Show moreN©v. 6. 1870. My dear Papa, I have Just received your letter telling of the over flow there has been In Texas. How terrible it Is to have another one, when people have hardly recovered from the losses of the other. And this I should think must have been worse than when I was sick. Is your rock wall nearly finished ? I think I know where it was washed away, was it not the low place where you were going to have the water dammed 19? By this time I expect Emilys house Is almost entirely shut-in by the fence. I am per- fectly delighted with the additions you have been making to the house, and it was very kind in you to send me the plan, for now I understand perfectly what alterations have been made. Is the closet large enough to put a trunk in? It is all so convenient for Mamma that I hope she will not st|ll wish to carry out her plan of making the kitchen where the "brick" gallery now is. The pump to bring water into the bathroom is a nice arrangement, as a bathroom whose ail the water had to be "toted" in, as the darkies would say, would not be of very much use. I am glad you have decided not to close the window in your bedroom, for I am a real Southerner ill wanting plenty of light and air. The College for gentlemen which you say you have seen here is in full view from these grounds.It is at the top of a very high hill and seems \ to be a beautiful place. I have not heard whether school is kept there now or not, but two years ago when Kitty graduated Aunt Juliet came here at commencement, and as all the hotels in Poughkeepsie were full, she went 1 I, out to the former boys school which was thou used as a hotel* and stayed. Vassar College is about three miles from the river and on higher land than the town of Poughkeepsie, though very much lower than College hill, as the spot you speak of is called and is in an easterly direction from it. Composition* are not required from the students who have never studied "rhetoric." And as I have not done so, do not have to write them. Next term however I studyit, and so another year will have them to write. I cannot wtite a composition and so am heartily glad X am not required to, but I hope that studying Rhetoric will help me to compose, for X would be ashamed not to have one, and would be still more ashamed to hand in any thing which I should compose. X am only borrowing trouble for another year in thinking of them, and X have enough to do this year without think- ing of another year's studies. Our class in Latin begin translating Caesar Ktonday, and then, on we will have to work pretty hard. Tell Mary Eliaa that X want her to study nicely with Miss Carrie when she goes home, and I will write her a nice little letter when she learns to read printing. Love to all friends- Accept much love and "heaps" of kisses from your loving daughter JulieWill you please save all tha postage stamps from tho letters which come to you? For X want to try and get a million and then the Government will give me three hundred dollars for them.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 3, 1870
Text: Nov. 3. 1870. My dear sister, You write as if you were homesick, but Carrie you ought not to be for saying so when you are going home so soon. Don't blame meAfor I feel as though no be one had a right toAhomesick but myself who am all alone, I expect there are very few girls here but t? , knew someone when they came and the only person I had ever seen before was Miss Hamlin, and as I am not on her corridor I see very little of her. I wish every day that you had come with me, for I know...
Show moreNov. 3. 1870. My dear sister, You write as if you were homesick, but Carrie you ought not to be for saying so when you are going home so soon. Don't blame meAfor I feel as though no be one had a right toAhomesick but myself who am all alone, I expect there are very few girls here but t? , knew someone when they came and the only person I had ever seen before was Miss Hamlin, and as I am not on her corridor I see very little of her. I wish every day that you had come with me, for I know that you would like it here very much, and I hope another year you will decide tocomenas "special." Even now you might enter and take French, Music and any other study you choose or not as you please. You ask what I mean by Double Latin. It Is learning and recit- ing two lessons a day and is the same as two studies. The class is for the benefit of those who are deficient in that study and wish to be prepared for the Freshman class in one instead of two years for we really do two years work in one. You may know that we take any lessons when we have beea through the "Latin Lessons" which we used to study In the six weeks we have been here and there is a great deal more In this one than In our old one. Monday Is our first lesson in Caesar and we must translate 3 booksbefore Christmas. I received a letter today from Papa In which he told me of the changes he had been making in the house—rather of the addition he had been putting on. It Is very nice Indeed, a bathroom with a fixed tub opens from Mamma's room, there is also a sink or washstand with a pump in it ho which brings water from the small cistern. ThenU making a large stove room and closet. Had you heard that Mr. Messina t? , has bought Judge Merrill's place and expects a sister and her family to come out and live with him. I wonder where tha Merrills will live, as the Judge he has business in Galveston presume they will spend their winters there and summers North. It will be a good thing for youto have Aunt Maria act towards you as if you were no longer a child, for it will give you more self possession and courage. But I should think you would be almost afraid to travel from Buffalo to Binghamton by yourself as you will have to do after leaving Aunt Carrie there, more because you are nearsighted than any other reason. But you can put on your glasses aad travel on as fearlessly as we this summer when we went to Boston alone, and perhaps have someone elss put under you charge for you know, I wear my glasses nearly all the time. I found that I could not get along at all in my classes without them, for I could not tell when the teachers were speaking to me unless they called my name, and when I was studying Algebra could not sea the examples which wereput on the blackboard. I shall try and take Double French next term if the Pre*, will let me for they begin "Noel aad Chopssl's" grammar which I am very anxious to study, and they accomplish as much from Feb, to June as the Freshman class in a whole year. You do not say whether Grandma is going West with Aunt Carrie or aat, and only that she is better. 1 do not know now if she can recognise anyone. On my own account I wish to know, as well as to tell Carrie Norton so that she may illness write home about it, for Mrs. Whitman has heard of OrandmaAonly from Carrie. W ill not Aunt Maria write and tell her all about it? It seems as though I had more to say but cannot think of it at present. Did you find my chemise stud in cleaning up the little room we slept in? I haven't it with me and Msmma says it is not with her things. X am afraid it is lost and it is the nice one Mamma gave me about ayear ago. I shall be so sorry if it's not found. Will you not come and see me with Mamma before you go home? You might meet Mamma either at Albany or New York and come here for a day at least. I wish you would for I shall feel badly to have you go home without seeing you again. Please write as often as you can to your "laving, loving, loving," sister Julie. (Julia M. Pease, '75, P.S. I forgot to tell you, and so have to write a postscript which I dislike to do that Mr. Allen called last Saturday and Miss Lyman gave permission for him to take me out riding with a teacher. I chose to take Miss Hamlin and we had a very pleasant ride. This letter you will see by the date was commenced some time ago and has been waiting until today to be finished. Thank Aunt Maria far kindness in letting me invite some one to spend Christmas with ma at her pleasant home, but there Is no one I care par- ticularly about asking, as I have navery graat friend here, and most of the girls X know are going either home or to New York. Carrie Norton is going home Christmas. Goodbye my precious sister. Again I must add a lew lines and I presume you will think I am never going to end. But as you are always making collections, would you not like to get old "postage stamps'1 ? For a million the Government will pay you three hundred dollars. I have written to Papa asking him to save his and I will keep mine lor you 11 you wish. I hope this morning to get a letter from you but am afraid I will be disappointed. My lave to Aunt Maria and tell her I am looking forward with great pleasure to spending Christmas with her and it is only a little over six weeks before the time. Only think you will be home then, but you must think of me as wishing heartily to be with you all. Next time I write I had better commence on anothersheet of paper than cross so much, for I am afraid you can scarcely read this scrawl. Julie iJulia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 1, 1870
Text: Nov. 1, 1870 My dear Papa, Your nice long letter reached me today, and made me very happy, for I was afraid you would not find time to write one every week. But will not the hard rain you apeak of make the mails irregular again? I do wish that the railroad was finished and then there would not be so much trouble about letters coming, besides being pleasanter for those traveling from Galveston to Austin. I like, however, to travel in the stage or better still in a private conveyance....
Show moreNov. 1, 1870 My dear Papa, Your nice long letter reached me today, and made me very happy, for I was afraid you would not find time to write one every week. But will not the hard rain you apeak of make the mails irregular again? I do wish that the railroad was finished and then there would not be so much trouble about letters coming, besides being pleasanter for those traveling from Galveston to Austin. I like, however, to travel in the stage or better still in a private conveyance. What a funny time we had coming from Austin to Brenham this summer. Carrie said that Anna Townsend aad X were determined to make something nice of everything we ssw an that trip and perhaps we were. Do you think that the railroad will be finished within a days ride of Austin when Mamma and Carrie return this fall? It will be pleasant for them If it is far they dredd the latter part of the journey South more than all the rest. Have I ever written you what I bought with the present of money you made me before we left home? I I have done so but am not sure aad so will risk telling you over again. When in Boston this summer I bought a nice writing desk with it not so large as Carrie's, but a more useful slue, and rosewood like hers.The price was seven dollars and a half. It is very pretty Indeed and I think every thing of it. I had always wanted one since Carrie had hers aad I like this the best of the two. Your letter carried me hack to Wood Lawn and I think of the many pleasant evenings passed oa the south gallery this spring, of our Sat. night game of whist aad better than all of the loag winter evenings spent around the cheerful fire when you were reading aloud to us. How very lonely you must be but then Mamma and Carrie will be home soon and how happy you will all be together. It seems a perfect age since we left Texas, and it has been nearly five months. Mr, Allen called to see me last Sat. ha expects to leave New Yorktoday I believe for home. I expect you hear as often from Mamma and Carrie as I do. Tho last letter from Mamma said that Carrie would remain In Blnghamton until they start for the South. Grandma is much better. It made me feel badly to hear of the death of Robert Alexander, for I always liked him very well, although he was always la bad health, I was very much surprised to learn of his death. Do you ever see his brother now? You wrote that he had called once upon you, was it only to introduce those Mexican gentlemen, or is ho inclined to be friendly now, after all he has said against you? Give my love to Mr. Harris, please, when you see him. With lots of love and kisses your "little?" Julie iJulia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: November 1870
Text: (Incomplete; perhaps written in November 1870, they ...Brown's. They are sorry that they did not send her here It think that^ will even now do so. Her turn at the Packer will be over at Christmas, and perhaps she will come here then. I do hope she will, lor she seems a very nice girl. My roommate reminds me a great deal ol Battle Hamilton; she is very smart but rather peculiar. She Is known as the young lady with the "pale11 lace and her hair which she wears very high is called ^...
Show more(Incomplete; perhaps written in November 1870, they ...Brown's. They are sorry that they did not send her here It think that^ will even now do so. Her turn at the Packer will be over at Christmas, and perhaps she will come here then. I do hope she will, lor she seems a very nice girl. My roommate reminds me a great deal ol Battle Hamilton; she is very smart but rather peculiar. She Is known as the young lady with the "pale11 lace and her hair which she wears very high is called ^ the "Tower oI Babel," a lew evenings since when by my persuasion she wore it hang- ing down her backthey said the "Tower o! Babel had fallen." Her hair is very beautiful, being long, as it hangs below her waist, and it is quite curly, but when she puts it up, rolling in two or three tiers, one above another, and fastening on a braid of jupe behind it looks anything but pretty. She never washes her lace, but uses instead white chalk, and sometimes evea white lead* She has the powder dissolved in water aad washes her lace with that. It is a shame lor her to do so, lor it makes everyone laugh at her, and makes her appear anything but preposessing. Miss Hamlin told me not long since that she thought Florence Smith was living in New Port, and soI ventured to write to her there. She answered my letter very soon, and sent me a ferrotype ol herself. She has not changed much in looks, but Miss Abbie says that she is very young "ladyish" in manners. They are residing in Newport and I expect she is enjoying herself very much, fiver since she returned Irom England she has had a lady come to the house three times a week and hear her recite, but this winter she says she will read history with her Mother. I should think you would need a new travel* ling dress. What will you wear home? and you certainly need something new, In place of the green one I have. Shall you buy your bracelets before you return home? I want to getmine when you and Mamma come to see me if you can arrange to come for Friday so that I can go into Poughkeepsie and stay over night with you, and do a little shopping on Saturday. We are allowed to go into town once in a while, with a teacher, but every article we wish to buy must be set down on a list and shown to Miss Lyman to approve. I suppose you will have a nice time Thanksgiving. I wish I could be with you, but they will try and make it pleasant here for us. We are looking forward to our Thanksgiving "dinner," and in my next I shall tell you all about it. Love to all and lots for yourself from your very loving sister Julie—You ask Anna Towns end's address. I think I have given it you once but will do so again. She told me simply to direct to her at South Williams town Mass. and the letters would be sent to her. I should not wonder if by this time the whole family were in Phil, for Papa wrote that they left Austin some time ago In company with Mr. Joe Bowers. I have just received a letter from Connie Smith with a most urgent invitation to spend the spring vacation with her. Would you promise to do so If you were In my place? J. {Julia M. Pease, <75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 28, 1870
Text: Vassar College. Oct* 28. 1870 Dear sister Carrie, I am ashamed ol myself lor not writing to you last week, and then let so much of this one pass by without doing so. but this week has been a very busy one and I have not had time to aaswer your letters even now I am stealing the time which I ought to be studying my Latin, but II I do not write aad mail In the morning you caa nothear Irom me until Monday aad I am afraid you will be anxious. But the fact is the days pass so quickly that I caa...
Show moreVassar College. Oct* 28. 1870 Dear sister Carrie, I am ashamed ol myself lor not writing to you last week, and then let so much of this one pass by without doing so. but this week has been a very busy one and I have not had time to aaswer your letters even now I am stealing the time which I ought to be studying my Latin, but II I do not write aad mail In the morning you caa nothear Irom me until Monday aad I am afraid you will be anxious. But the fact is the days pass so quickly that I caa hardly tell whea oae week begins and when it ends. It is always so I think when there is so much sameaess about one's life. Although my lessoas are only Double Latin and French my time is about all occupied, for our lessons can not be laaraed and recited as at the dear old Sem. in Hartford. Our class in Latin is expected to study four hours a day upon it, aad sometimes we will have to spend more, whea we com- mence translating Caesar, which we do in a fortnight.I like to draw aa hour a day at least. Though I do aot always find time to do so. And then exercising aa hour uses up about all the day with learning my French which Is indeed nothing for me as we are aew studying "Otto's Qrammar" aad you know I have beea through it before. Do they think that Grandma will ever recognise aayoae agaia? What aa so affliction it is to us alii And to be takenAwhen she appeared to be so well and we thought she would have her health for years. Will she aot remala in Binghamton or does the doctor think her well enough to make the trip West? Give my loreto Uncle John and Aunt Carrie, if they ere still in B. Uncle John's opinion of Vassar Is aot at all true. There is very little sickness here for the number of scholars, and the amount of brain work that is accomplished. And as for its being "barracky" (a word of my owa coining) it is not so, for the rooms are comfortable aad well ventilated. And X think that everyone here is contented unless their health is not good. And of course no one who has not a very strong constitution should come here for the study is too hard. Excuse this poor letter, as it is writtea in great haste, and the bell is even now ringing for us to prepare for bed. Please write often and soon to your loving sister Julie Give my love to all the family.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 23, 1870
Text: Vassar College. Pokeepsie N.Y. Oct. 23, 1870 My dear Papa, It seems a long time since I have had a letter Irom you, but Mamma writes that she hears Irom you and so I hope you are quite well. I presume by this time you have received some ol our letters ssylng that I am remaining at school. I am alrald you will be disappointed at my not returning with Mamma and Carrie, but I thought III went home this time I would never come on again to attend school and I really am too ignorant to giveup...
Show moreVassar College. Pokeepsie N.Y. Oct. 23, 1870 My dear Papa, It seems a long time since I have had a letter Irom you, but Mamma writes that she hears Irom you and so I hope you are quite well. I presume by this time you have received some ol our letters ssylng that I am remaining at school. I am alrald you will be disappointed at my not returning with Mamma and Carrie, but I thought III went home this time I would never come on again to attend school and I really am too ignorant to giveup studying now, and I know I would not have resolution enough to study much st home, there sre slways too many Interruptions. I have fclmsst been thinking ol staying another year since I have been at the college lor one can not learn very much In a school year, but I am alrald belore the year is over I shall be so homesick I shall want to go directly to Texas. In lact already I am longing to see you end dear Wood Lawn again. I have no photograph of you with me; will you be so kind as to tske yours out ol my album, and send In a letter to me. My album always used to be on the little table in hall upstairs and I think was leit there when we came away. Has Carrie written you ol Grandma Pease's sickness. It makes us all feel so badly. When Mamma and I lelt Binghamton she was so wellwalking out and working among the flowers. I have not heard from Carrie hope for some days but^tomorrow to get a letter saying Grandma Is better. It seems so fortunate that Carrie should have remained In Bing. for she can be of so much assistance to Aunt Maria. I have commenced taking drawing lessons and enjoy it so much. I always liked to draw and here the Prof, is so pleasant and everything is so convenient for it. He has also had us begin linear drawing, using the compass and other little instruments. It is not as Interesting as draw- ing heads but will teach us to draw from models, which is what I am most anxious to do. I had a letter from Anna Towns end saying her Mother and family were going to come North and that Judge Bell's family had alreadyreached Philadelphia. You have not written us, but then I have not had a letter from you for some time. I long for some of our nice fail weather, here it is already beginning to feel like winter and I presume this Is a very cold place. But I intend to try and enjoy myself when winter comes by coasting and shall even attempt to skate, for an hour's exercise a day will be very dreary to be taken Just walking about in the snow. I have one or two other letters to write and so must now close. I hope soon to receive a letter from you. With much love and many kisses your loving daughter Julie. tJulla M. Pease, '75, P.S. Remember me to all friends and to the servants. Tell Lisa and Chloe that Miss "Dolie" will expect them to be very smart girls and nice servers when. comes back. J.M.P.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 16, 1870
Text: Vassar College. Oct. 16, 1870 Dear Carrie, Your letter telling of Grandma's sickness gave me such a shock but you said she was better and until your last letter came X supposed she was almost well. How terrible it is J and she appeared so well when Mamma and I left Binghamton. I wish I were there to help there must be so much to be done and only Aunt Maria and you, for though Mrs. Reeve is visiting with Aunt and might assist I imagine from what I have seen of her she will not be of much...
Show moreVassar College. Oct. 16, 1870 Dear Carrie, Your letter telling of Grandma's sickness gave me such a shock but you said she was better and until your last letter came X supposed she was almost well. How terrible it is J and she appeared so well when Mamma and I left Binghamton. I wish I were there to help there must be so much to be done and only Aunt Maria and you, for though Mrs. Reeve is visiting with Aunt and might assist I imagine from what I have seen of her she will not be of much service in sickness. It must make you rather homesick If you have time to think of anything and I wish I could enliven you but Sundayhere is about my gloomiest day. I do hope that the next letter I get from you will say that Grandma is much better, for generally after such an attack the person gets entirely well. I wrote to Anna Towns end some time ago, for I wanted to hear from her, she always writes such nice letters and tells so much news. She answered promptly and is still in Mass. expecting soon to go down to Brooklyn, her Mother and family expected to leave Austin the first of Oct. come North, first to Kenosha, Wis. where you remember they have relations, then to Phila- delphia where she will remain and place the children at school. Anna will go on to meet her there about the first of Nov. I am so sorry on your account that they are coming North to remain for two years, and it will make it much lonelier at home for you without them. And Judge Bell'sfamily are already in Phil, left Austin in Sept. Lucy and Leah are attending college school In Phil. Barclay goes to aabsal at Princeton. Judge and Mrs. Bell return home this fall, but Evelyn is not certain whether she will go with them or remain in P. for the winter. Carrie Norton had a letter from her Grandmother a few days since, asking if Grandma Pease was not coming to visit her before returning West. It was before I had heard of her sickness and I told Carrie that she would not come. She also wanted Mamma and you to visit her this fall and has been expecting us this summer as she had heard through Ida that we were coming. Shall I tell Carrie now of Gr* ndma's sickness ? She fears that she will have to return home next week, as she has had a chilly sensation every morning and the doctor thinks she may have afever. She is now in the infirmary. I shall go and see her todsy and find whether it is necessary for her to go home. There is \ a great deal of sickness now though nothing serious, except the College doctress, Doc. Avery, who has been very sick indeed with slow fever, we did not at the time know how sick, but she has had her hair cut off and such splendid hair as she had! Every bed in the Infirmary is occupied which is quite an unusual thing here. I have dropped Algebra and taken drawing, the Prof, is a splendid man and I think I rhall get on pretty well although it seems hard now. He gives me so much more difficult pieces than I have ever drawn before. I forgot to tell you where to direct to Anna Townsend, she said she wanted to hear from you very much indeed and I hope when you find time you will write to her. The directionis to her at South W illiamstown, Mass. X have written a long letter and will now close with much love your sister Julie. ■ • (Julia M. Pease, *75, A
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 9, 1870
Text: Vassar College. Oct. 9th 1870 My dear Papa* Another Sunday has come and this afternoon before service in Chapel commences I will write you. This morning a young lady and myself have been out hunting chestnuts. We did not have very good luck for X think X found only about a dozen. Sunday hero is such a very gloomy day that we will do almost anything to make it pass quickly. Thereare a good many chestnut trees In the Collage grounds but among four hundred girls some are always ready to pick the...
Show moreVassar College. Oct. 9th 1870 My dear Papa* Another Sunday has come and this afternoon before service in Chapel commences I will write you. This morning a young lady and myself have been out hunting chestnuts. We did not have very good luck for X think X found only about a dozen. Sunday hero is such a very gloomy day that we will do almost anything to make it pass quickly. Thereare a good many chestnut trees In the Collage grounds but among four hundred girls some are always ready to pick the nuts up as quickly as they fall. After taking a morning walk on Sunday I generally go In library and read until dinner which is at one oclock. Then write and dress until chapel exercises. Is our church nearly finished? X should like so much to see it for it will be lovely when completed. President Raymond has preached here one Sunday and a minister from Poughkeepsie the other while I have been here but neither were at all Interesting sermons. I hope this afternoon wo will have something batter. In the evening we have aprayer meeting and as we have services in chapel directly after breakfast every morning I think we have sufficient religious instruction. Although in a short time we commence having bible classes on Sunday. The advantages here in some respects are not so very great. None of the preparatory classes have exercises In either reading or spelling, and none lower than the Freshman class write compositions. I am very glad I do not have to do the latter. But of course it would be very improving for me too; it is too bed we do not take rending lessons for I am very deficient in that respect and would like to make it up. I think I shall ask the Pres. to let me have a practise period everyday although 1 do not expect to take music lessons, for if X do not touch the piano for a whole year I shall forget all I know about music. They charge a dollar a month for use of piano. Do you think it will be worth while? You wrote some time ago that you were having the stove room and bathroom made. Will they be finished by the time Mamma and Carrie return? They will be quite an addition to the house, making it so much more convenient. The bell will ring for chapel in a few moments and I must close. Accept lots of love and kisses from your aff. daughter Julie M. Peasep.S. I have a favor to ask of you. Carrie is almost twenty years old and has a great desire to possess a watch. Will you give her oae for a birthday preseat? If you do she would have to get it this fall before she goes heme as she may aot come North i»r a year or two agaia. Almost all girls her age now have watches aad it would make her perfectly happy to receive such a preseat. loviagly Julie. (Julia M. Pease, »75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 3, 1870
Text: Vassar College. Oct* 3rd 1670 Dear Carrie, 1 was just going to commence an awful scolding letter to you and one to Mamma for not writing to me, whan a letter from Mamma was brought me, the mail hour had passed and so of course Z supposed X should not get oae fy today, then of course X could sot scold her and had not time to write you and at noon your letter came, so that since I have been so lively that I hardly know myself. Yours and Mamma's making five X have received today* I have...
Show moreVassar College. Oct* 3rd 1670 Dear Carrie, 1 was just going to commence an awful scolding letter to you and one to Mamma for not writing to me, whan a letter from Mamma was brought me, the mail hour had passed and so of course Z supposed X should not get oae fy today, then of course X could sot scold her and had not time to write you and at noon your letter came, so that since I have been so lively that I hardly know myself. Yours and Mamma's making five X have received today* I have wanted to write you before but did not know where to send a letter. Why do you leave Binghamton so soon, as you will not return South until November you might stay a good deal longer, X should think. You ask several questions and X will answer them before X forget. I da aat remember Mrs. Williams address In Hartford, In fact I da aat know that I aver heard the number of her house. Mrs. Brown's is 92 Amity St. Brooklyn, Mrs. Levenson's 75 first Place, Mr. Levenson SO Beavsn t? , St. N.Y. la a letter I have had from Papa ha says headquarters are to be removed from Austia to San Antonio, what a coming down it will be for Austin. I have written mars letters within tha last week than I have dene before for months. Have had two letters from Grace Pike, sae would like to have you write to her, was to go today to the Priory. Have X written you that Miss Abbie Hamlin is here as a teacher? 1 was very much surprised the Sunday after I came an looking around tha dininghall to spy her. X could hardly believe my eyas, aat having on my glasses, but the young lady sitting next ma at table told It was a Miss Hamlin. Josie Jewell is here as a scholar. I have not spoken with her at all and do not suppose I shall. Gov. Jewell, Miss Carrie Hamlin and little Emily Jewell were here on Sat. to visit. I saw Mist Csrrie only for a moment to speak with her. The reason X had not discovered Miss Abbie until after being here some days was that she sprained her ankle the very day I came, and even yet can not walk very comfortably. My studies are double Latin, that Is two lessons a day, French and Algebra, all of which you know I have studied before, but could not pass In for anything but preparatory classes. Z am so much disappointed because I can not be special, but none are allowed unless they are eighteen years old. Theof study. President says that mine is a hard courseAand for the present will not allow me to take drawing thinking that now I have as many studies as my "time and strength will permit," as I shall besides the others have to review History. I wish you would decide to come here for I miss you so much all the time, it seems so strange not to have someone to talk to and tell all I am thinking about. I have some very pleasant friends already and without them X do not know what X should do. Now I want to tell you about my friends and my room so that you can imagine what I am doing at different times. My most Intimate friends are Sarah and Bessie Hogg, isn't It a miserable name, but most of us pronounce it as If written Hong, which is a great improvement. They are very nice girls from Penn., the oldest must be over twenty and the other is sixteen, Llllie Mandeville from some little place in this state I can't remember the name, Libbie Rice from Ithaca. I like her very much and am in the same classes with her ineverything, she is not a very hard student but the others all are. Kftss Sallie Rollins is a native of Missouri, Columbia near St. Louis, she is a real Southerner and affords us much amusement* She is very queer but very good hearted, she is generally spoken of as the young lady who laces so tightly, her waist is really about the smallest I ever knew. Had I met Carrie Norton when I wrote you? She is a little bit of a thing, and looks just like the pictures I have seen of her taken several years ago. She is in the Freshman class with the exception of a few studies which she has to review, and I am only in the preparatory* while we are the same age. She is very pleasant and we see a good deal of each other, as much as could be expected when her room is on another floor and wedo not recite in the same classes. She is very Intimate with Nettle t? , Whitman, and corresponds with her. She tells me that Nettle has been quite sick and that every fall she has an attack of the lever, gastric fever I believe it Is called. Ida I should think was very grave and motherly from the way in which Carrie speaks of her. I hope you will go and visit Ida before you return to Conn. I have been interrupted three times since I commenced this so you must excuse all inaccuracies, It had to be left last night and now as I have a few spare minutes before breakfast I will finish so as to send this morn- ing. You speak of a skirt you are making. What is it? Are they those 1 white cambric under skirts, they will be very pretty bat a great deal ol work* F lease write soon, lor i week seems longer here than it does to yoa* Give much love to all, and accept much yourself from your loving sister Julie*Don't show this scrawl to anyone.
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: October 1, 1870
Text: Vassar College. Oct 1st 1870 My dear Fapa, I am beginning to feel quite settled now, as I have been here a little over a week, the time passes very quickly now that my lessons have been assigned me for it takes all my time to learn them and take an hour's exercise in the open air. We are all required to walk an hour a day except when we practise gymnastics, then our time Is only twenty minutes. Itseems hard but then I suppose it is necessary for our health. As I have a room on the fourth...
Show moreVassar College. Oct 1st 1870 My dear Fapa, I am beginning to feel quite settled now, as I have been here a little over a week, the time passes very quickly now that my lessons have been assigned me for it takes all my time to learn them and take an hour's exercise in the open air. We are all required to walk an hour a day except when we practise gymnastics, then our time Is only twenty minutes. Itseems hard but then I suppose it is necessary for our health. As I have a room on the fourth floor I have to go up aad down stairs at least thirty times a day, which tires me very much. I presume you have heard Carrie and I speaking of some teachers we used to have while at the Hartford Sam. the Misses Hamlin from Constantinople the younger one is here teaching now, it makes it very pleasant for me to find her, for when I came here I did not know a single person. I was expecting to find Miss Epperson here, we met her In Brooklyn and I liked her very much. I have heard her fahter was sick and presume that is the reason she has net come. Carrie Norton attends school here, she is Mrs. Whitman's grandchild and a very nice girl, but in higherclasses than I am and so I do not see very much of her. It Is so arranged that all those who room oa the same corridor sit together in the chapel and at the dining table so we have very little chance to become acquainted with many girls. I have not heard from you since we left Blnghamtoa, nearly three weeks, but I hope Mamma will send me some of your letters soon. Saturday and Sunday arc always my most homesick days but they are also the only ones when I can find time to write so that my letters will be very poor ones I am afraid. The college grounds are looking beautiful now, for it rained all day Friday and the trees are all washed so clean. Rain is still very much needed. I thinkeven in Texas I aever saw the vegatatioa look mach worse than around Poughkeepsie when we came here. Some of the young ladies are going into Poughkeepsie for church this morning but I thought that X would wait until next month. All members of the church are allowed to go into town on communion Sunday. I wish I was at Wood Lawn today taking one of our Sunday walks together. What nice times we had during the last two years. please write to me every week if you can find time. I wish I were there to help do your copying. Give my love to all who enquire and to our servants, and accept much yourself from your loving daughter, Julie ^fulla M. Pease, '7$,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 23, 1870
Text: Dear Papa, Vassar College Sept. 23, 1870 It Is some time since I have written to you hut we have been travelling about so much lately that I have not had time and Mamma and Carrie have written which will do as well. Now that I xm settled however, I intend writing often. I presume you will be somewhat surprised to find that I am here. The entrance examination was very hard but I passed it very well except in History which study I shallhave to review by myself and be reexamined in it before...
Show moreDear Papa, Vassar College Sept. 23, 1870 It Is some time since I have written to you hut we have been travelling about so much lately that I have not had time and Mamma and Carrie have written which will do as well. Now that I xm settled however, I intend writing often. I presume you will be somewhat surprised to find that I am here. The entrance examination was very hard but I passed it very well except in History which study I shallhave to review by myself and be reexamined in it before Christmas. They are so very thorough here and I have not studied for so long a time that I did not pass in either French or Algebra and have to go in the preparatory class, but the highest one which will entitle me to the Freshman another year if I come. I am not much discouraged for many who had expected to enter the Freshman or Sophmore classes have been put Into the preparatory. The studies that have been assigned me are double Latin, that is two lessons a day. French and Algebra. It seems too bad that I have to take Algebra over againbut whan we once finish a study hero we certainly know it. We left Carrie in Binghamton whore she will stay for some weeks. Mamma came oa here with me but left yesterday morning far Now York. I think she will only remain there a few days and then go on to Conn, and prepare for going South. She is very much disappointed because she can not go home as soon as she had expected, but we saw In the papers there wore 50 deaths of yellow fever e week end I presume It Is growing worse. We are required here to give "testomonials" from home* I believe from the minister as to your character*You wrote %at Mr* Allen wished to call on us in Conn* it will be too bad if he goes to Poquonock when none of us sre there. Auntie has gone on to the centenary convention I believe in Boston. Mamiui hoped to get back to P. in time to go with her but I think will not. After this you will have to direct your letters to me to Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. Give my love to all at home. Z am afraid you will be disappointed because Z am aot coming home this fall but the year will not seem long Z hope. Your aff. daughter Julie M. Pease \ iJulia M. Pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 22, 1870
Text: Pottghkt«psic, Sept. 22$ 1870 Dear Carrie, I suppose you will be anxious to know bow 1 am getting along, and so as I have nothing to da this afternoon I will tell all that has hap- pened since we left Blnghamptoa. We reached Albany at two oclock and went directly up to Captain PlUsbury's. We found them all at heme and boat glad to see us, we stayed there all night and came dowa on the dayAto thisplace, took a carriage oa to the college. You may Imagine that I was con* siderably excited....
Show morePottghkt«psic, Sept. 22$ 1870 Dear Carrie, I suppose you will be anxious to know bow 1 am getting along, and so as I have nothing to da this afternoon I will tell all that has hap- pened since we left Blnghamptoa. We reached Albany at two oclock and went directly up to Captain PlUsbury's. We found them all at heme and boat glad to see us, we stayed there all night and came dowa on the dayAto thisplace, took a carriage oa to the college. You may Imagine that I was con* siderably excited. We had to wait some time before being examined. The examination is hard, more so than I expected, but I passed very well in everything but History, which I shall have to review by myself and be examined in in about six weeks. I am sorry that X passed as I do not like it here at all, but now that I have commenced I must go through the year at least. Today I was examined in Latin, French, and Algebra and have to go in the preparatory class in all three if 1 study them. The french teacher says that she has examined 130 scholarsand all go in the pre- paratory except three, so there Is some comfort for me. I have a roommate. Miss Johnson quite a pleasant girl, but 1 want to be transferred to a single room If X caa. The teachers are all very kind and perhaps before the year is oat X may like it but X hardly think I shall. It is all study, study, study here. I suppose you are enjoying yourself very much indeed—give my love to all* I suppose Mamma will writs you when to leave aad where to go, she left here early this morning for New York. Your loving sister Julie (Julia M. pease, '75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: September 1870
Text: Vassar College. Saturday Mora. ,Sept. 1870, Dear Carrie, Your letter came day before yesterday, and I would have answered it sooner except that X wished to find out about entering the college before writing you) for I would se much like to have you come here this year. None are allowed to enter the college without examination, neither are any permitted to take only French and music or only Art Studies. But you could come and takeone English beaseh study besides French end singing. It might be...
Show moreVassar College. Saturday Mora. ,Sept. 1870, Dear Carrie, Your letter came day before yesterday, and I would have answered it sooner except that X wished to find out about entering the college before writing you) for I would se much like to have you come here this year. None are allowed to enter the college without examination, neither are any permitted to take only French and music or only Art Studies. But you could come and takeone English beaseh study besides French end singing. It might be anything you chose, for you are over eighteen and may be special* The examination for admittance I know you can pass. In Arithmetic you will only be questioned a little about and will be given examples only in fraction which I think you can do perfectly. Geography you will be asked where certain mountains fc rivers are, the capitals of foreign countries, about oceans, and In which direction some places are from each other* History I am to be reexamined in and will tell you the things which Prof. Backus told me I must be prepared in for reexamination. The early colo- nies, the revolutionary war. Warof 1812, Constitution of the U.S., the administration from Washington to present time. The late rebellion and the discovery of America of course will be asked about. The examination in Grammar I think you will pass. Write me soon If you desire to come for I will try end get a pleasant room. I am not in any of Miss Hamlin's classes, she has single Latin and I study double. I had a letter from Mary Rawsoa a few days ago, in which she said that Eugenie Eppersoa was atteadiag school at the Packer and liked it very much. 1 have had no letter from fyybf Gussie Bridgland but as her letters will have to go to her parents before comingto ma. Grace Pikes address is Pelham Priory, Pelham, Haw York. You must excuse such a miserable letter but Carrie Norton and Bessie Hogg are In my parlor waiting for ma to go chestnutting with them, aad talking aad laugh- lag, and of course I can not write. Goodbye Julie M. Pease iJulla M. Pease, <75 s
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: 1870
Text: Vassar College. Sat. night. ,1870, My dear sister, As many letters as I have written you since 1 have been here, I hardly think you know anything about the College, but there is time enough to write you of it during the whole year. However you ought to know something of the teachers. Of course you know that the President's name is Raymond. He is over fifty I should judge and very pleasant and good, and the students do not feel at all afraid of him. The only scolding he has had to give us...
Show moreVassar College. Sat. night. ,1870, My dear sister, As many letters as I have written you since 1 have been here, I hardly think you know anything about the College, but there is time enough to write you of it during the whole year. However you ought to know something of the teachers. Of course you know that the President's name is Raymond. He is over fifty I should judge and very pleasant and good, and the students do not feel at all afraid of him. The only scolding he has had to give us since school commenced this fall was about "flirting," that is "handkerchief flirting." There are several gentlemen's colleges in Poughkeepsle and occaslonly the students come up here and drive through the grounds, and on such occasions there is sure to be a great display of linen. The Pres. says that this is the second time since the College was founded that he has had to speak to the students on the subject, which is speaking pretty well for Vassar girls, 1 think. There are some terrible flirts here this year but they have very little chance to try their powers upon any one. The only young lady who was ever expelled from the college was sent away for attempting to go out riding with a gentleman.Such a thing is strictly against the rules of the school But Miss Lyman is the horror of the whole school. Only to speak her name will make almost every girl shake, and to be sent for by her is a much more terrible thing than to be sent for to Mr. Crosby's study at the Sem. Hardly any girl ever cornea from her without having shed a goodly amount ol tears and alter she has caused them to be shed she generally kisses the girl which to me would be the worst part. I have never been called to her but once and then through no lault ol mine. There had been a "comb concert" on our corridor and they thought that our part had taken part In the performance although we had had nothingto do with it. As soon as she found that out she dismissed us, but not until she had delivered part ol her lecture* and I can tell you it was indeed learlul. Another time I went to see her ol my own accord and she was perlectly lovely, no one could have been kinder to me than she was. But in spite ol that it would make me shiver 11 she were to send lor me. Miss Lyman however is In very poor health and I presume that makes her Iretlul and cross. She is dying ol the consumption and I think we ought to excuse almost any thing Irom her on that account, and besides she has worn her- sell out working lor this College. The only gentlemen that teach in the college are Prols. Farrall ,Farrar? F Hlnckle, Backus and Van Ingen. Each onehas a particular department which he overlooks. Then there are any amount ol lady teachers, almost all very nice there are eight cor- ridors and each one has a teacher to see that the students In that corridor behave themselves. Ours is Miss Smiley. I like her very much but many ol the girls think that she is sneaking, perhaps she is a little so, but our corridor has the most wild girls on it being nearly all new scholars. We can always tell an old scholar by her looks and actions. They are so much more dignified and sedate. Prof. Backus, the Prof, of English Literature is thought very nice indeed, by every one. He is young and very "funny". He is married as no Prof's are admitted here unless they are. He looksto me like Frank Hamilton, only not quite as "foppish," although consider* ably so, but he Is very tall and quite handsome and very smart. Did you ever Invite Ida Whitman to spend a winter In Texas. You must have done so but the Invitation Z expect made more impression upon her than us, as we did not suppose she would think of coming* You know she has an Uncle, an organist I think, living in Brooklyn. His daughter is here at school, a Miss Layton and a vary nice girl. I had heard some time ago that she was a cousin of Ida's and yesterday I was speaking of Ida with her. She had heard of us, as Ida had told her that she had been invited to spend a winter in Texas, andshe was very anxious to go, but hardly thought she could. Mamma has made over your green striped skirt for mo and it looks very nicely. You must have her get you something else, for I only took it on that condition. As you had worn it two years In Texas she thought It would be better for you to have something new. She has also made me a wrapper which I like very much Indeed. How are you making your black alpaca? You never were fond of dressmaking and If you are trying to make it by yourself must have a hard time. I was so glad to hear all about your trip with Grandma to Buffalo. Da you suppose she would like to have me write to her? If she would like meto I will da so. I commenced this last night but could not finish before bod time, and again this morning but was interrupted by visiters who stayed until time lor Bible Class and now when I have time to write I caa not think ol anything mere that I was intending to say, but it is just as well lor I have filled eight pages. Excuse this being crossed but my psper is getting low, and I am very saving of that article. I was very anxious before your last letter came. Can you not find time to write me a few line* every week? I was so much obliged for your last long letter. Love to all and much for your- self from, Julie- (Julla M. Pease, <75,
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Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: 1872

Creator: Pease, Julia M
Date: February 1872

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