Ann Arbor January 10th 1862
	            Friday Morning _
My Dear Lottie _
	 	 Your dear letter came Some
time ago _ and should have been answered
then but forgive me this time _
    Another year has passed and gone
and we have but just entered a New 
Year _ Oh may this be such a happy 
year to us all _ I trust and
hope it will _ but we can
not tell _ How short the last year 
has seemed to me _ to think of
it _ seems hardly longer than a
month _ I wish you were with us
this morning _ it is windy and wet
out of doors but what a cozy time 
we could have within _


I feel miserably this morning _ I have
a hard cold _ and feel as if a good
"cry" would do me so much good _ 
and thought perhaps if I should write
to you dear one twould drive Sad thoughts
away _   I suppose Erville has returned
how much we would like to see her _ why
dont she write to us _ tell her too _
     Well Lottie how did you spend the
Holidays _ I hope you are liking Adrian
better _ I know you will if you will only
go more _ Dwight wrote that you went
to a dance _ did you have a good time_
I know that you could beat them all
dancing _ write them me all about it _ 
Oh Lottie we are learning to Skate _ and
learning fast _ we like it so much _ almost
			             or
[crary?] over it _ the girls here ^ most of
them Skate _ Im sure you would like it
so much _ I can skate at [w, 40 _?] by taking
hold of a Gentleman's arm _)
     This week I have been attending a course
of Lectures _ by E_ P_ Whipple _ they were
all so good _ he is one of the first

lecturers I ever heard __ May and
I are both attending Dancing School
we have splendid times _ and such a good
teacher _ we enjoy it so much _
Lottie we have been talking and talking of
going to Adrian _ we almost made up our
minds to go there to spend the
Holidays _ but now I hardly think we shall
go before next summer _ to see you all _ but
we want to see you so much _ come and
see us _ How does the school prosper _
Ann Arbor is very lively _ something almost
every night _ I am getting tired of going
     Sunday is my Birthday _ I shall be
19 _ almost out of my teens _ I begin to
feel aged _
	Saturday morning _ I have only time
to write you a word tis morning
for we are going out skating _ wish
Lottie were here to go along _ May
receivedyour letter last night _ Aaron
is getting better _ we shall write again
soon _ I am glad you liked those little
simple gifts _ I shall write to cousin Dwight
soon – May Kate and all send love to you
all – write very soon to your Loving Minnie