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April 07, 1866
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VC 1867
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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie N.Y. April 7th/66.
My dear dear Mother;
I am writing what I
can before dinner, even though It may
be but little. How much I wish that
you would come and spend the day with
us or better still that we could do it with
you. I knew of no news to write that
Mattie has not told you already. How
much sewing you have done lately.
I hope there was enough of that silk
to do some good. I wish very much
that I could see that skirt. I suppose I shall
next summer. To think Sara is to be mar-
ride in a little more than a week. I am
very glad you got that card case. I think it
is a very pretty present. Have you any
idea when father is to be at home. I hope
he will be there before Sara's wedding.
There is to be a celebration on the 30th, being
Mr. Vassar's birthday. The whole Board of
Trustees are to be invited all the ministers
Poughkeepsie N.Y. April 7th/66.
My dear dear Mother;
I am writing what I
can before dinner, even though It may
be but little. How much I wish that
you would come and spend the day with
us or better still that we could do it with
you. I knew of no news to write that
Mattie has not told you already. How
much sewing you have done lately.
I hope there was enough of that silk
to do some good. I wish very much
that I could see that skirt. I suppose I shall
next summer. To think Sara is to be mar-
ride in a little more than a week. I am
very glad you got that card case. I think it
is a very pretty present. Have you any
idea when father is to be at home. I hope
he will be there before Sara's wedding.
There is to be a celebration on the 30th, being
Mr. Vassar's birthday. The whole Board of
Trustees are to be invited all the ministers
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of Poughkeepsie and some of Mr Vassar's
friends. They are to have a dinner & ex-
excises in the evening. The trouble in
inviting people is to find a place for tables
for them all in the Dining hall. I hope that
it will all be very pleasant. After dinner
there is to be a reception in the parlors.
The exercises are to be musical & literary.
The literary part has not been fully arrang-
ed as yet. They (the committee) are to meet
again this afternoon. It will be a very
pleasant thing for Mr. Vassar t think & I
doubt very much if he ever sees an-
other birthday after this one. He is quite
feeble. There has a man just left Kalamazoo
College between $30,000, and $50,000 dollars. I
am very glad. Dr [Cushman/Curtman] could not talk
at all for some time before his death & the
last part of the time was so paralyzed that
he could not write. I had a letter from
one of the girls in Kal. yesterday & she told me about
it. The College there is prospering finely there
are over one hundred & fifty students there
now. We are out of money again, & If Father
has returned will you please to ask him to send
us $25.00 which will last until we are
ready to go home I think. I think that we
have been pretty economical. Father estimated
that our expenses would be $500.00 a piece & counting
fares both way I don't expect they will be
more than $450.00 Is Willie well? I hope
he has had a pleasant vacation. Love to
him and all the rest. Dinner bell is
ringing. Good bye
Your ever loving
Hattie
friends. They are to have a dinner & ex-
excises in the evening. The trouble in
inviting people is to find a place for tables
for them all in the Dining hall. I hope that
it will all be very pleasant. After dinner
there is to be a reception in the parlors.
The exercises are to be musical & literary.
The literary part has not been fully arrang-
ed as yet. They (the committee) are to meet
again this afternoon. It will be a very
pleasant thing for Mr. Vassar t think & I
doubt very much if he ever sees an-
other birthday after this one. He is quite
feeble. There has a man just left Kalamazoo
College between $30,000, and $50,000 dollars. I
am very glad. Dr [Cushman/Curtman] could not talk
at all for some time before his death & the
last part of the time was so paralyzed that
he could not write. I had a letter from
one of the girls in Kal. yesterday & she told me about
it. The College there is prospering finely there
are over one hundred & fifty students there
now. We are out of money again, & If Father
has returned will you please to ask him to send
us $25.00 which will last until we are
ready to go home I think. I think that we
have been pretty economical. Father estimated
that our expenses would be $500.00 a piece & counting
fares both way I don't expect they will be
more than $450.00 Is Willie well? I hope
he has had a pleasant vacation. Love to
him and all the rest. Dinner bell is
ringing. Good bye
Your ever loving
Hattie
