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8 Dec [1882]
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vassar:54211,Folder 75.4; VCL_Letters_Wyman-Anne-Southworth_1882-12-08_075_004_003
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Dec. 8
Wed
Dear Anne, I got your letter last evening & your misselany this morning I am very busy just now at finishing house cleaning I hope to get through tomorrow Mrs Seelie was burried last Sunday. I cant realize it and I am sure we shall miss her very much shall we not? Did you have a card from Brockton.
Mr and Mrs Dean Southworth
Addie Gifford
I was very much surprised altho I knew he was getting a chamber set. [B...y?] a chamber set & live at home style
Wed
Dear Anne, I got your letter last evening & your misselany this morning I am very busy just now at finishing house cleaning I hope to get through tomorrow Mrs Seelie was burried last Sunday. I cant realize it and I am sure we shall miss her very much shall we not? Did you have a card from Brockton.
Mr and Mrs Dean Southworth
Addie Gifford
I was very much surprised altho I knew he was getting a chamber set. [B...y?] a chamber set & live at home style
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About the new dress. I went to Boston to buy for myself a dress to wear for second. a warm one to go below [crossed out: my black[...clo…?] & my] the two dresses I had out there you know. I was intending to get a dark maroon but after I got in I changed my mind. I thought I would let you have the new one & I would use yours i e if you would like to do so. (I expect Sarah Stern to help me & want to do it before she is called to Westboro). I like those maroons trimmed with velvet in plush. I like a velvet under skirt pretty well they are easy to make, & altho
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they were all the style of last season they are making them very much this. Plush is rather high yet for any but the “utterly utter” being from 2 50 for a very poor quality up to 8 50 for any thing we should want tho 3 50 or 4 00 will buy a very fair quality. I have been fretting some about next week. Sarah will be here & your father will be on jury & I should be obliged to be at the store. Every thing always comes at once. Sara has rented by Spring she will be glad to get back at her own house I think I had a letter from Laura S- she declines my invitation but I think
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she had better come out here for a few days Dont you?
Well I will close now. Oh by the way the train dont stop but there is a train leaves Boston at about 6. A M 6.20 I think which you can take & I will meet you in Canton about 7 AM so you will not be very late home. Have you tickets. I send one if you need two I will send annother next week. I suppose you have money enough to get home havent you I will send this time but next week you will get postals only
Mother
Well I will close now. Oh by the way the train dont stop but there is a train leaves Boston at about 6. A M 6.20 I think which you can take & I will meet you in Canton about 7 AM so you will not be very late home. Have you tickets. I send one if you need two I will send annother next week. I suppose you have money enough to get home havent you I will send this time but next week you will get postals only
Mother
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Boston
Dec 8
5 PM
Mass.
Anne C. Southworth
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
N York
Dec 8
5 PM
Mass.
Anne C. Southworth
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
N York
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If not delivered within 10 days, to be returned to
Mary C. Southworth
Stoughton
Mass
Mary C. Southworth
Stoughton
Mass
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Poughkeepsie Recd
Dec
9
130 AM
Dec
9
130 AM
