Ann Arbor July 6th 1862

     Well my Angel am I welcome at
this late time? I am frightened to
think what a long time has elapsed
since Lotties letter came to me. But
actually I have not had time before I
have thought of you every day and
thought well I must write guess I will
in the evening _ but there has been something
going on all the time for the past
four or five weeks so that I couldn't
possibly write. Mollie Lamond one 
of our [Aldrian?] school friends is making
us a visit and a gay old time we
are having she has been with us nearly
three weeks. Oh! Lottie you cant
imagine how lonely it is here now
with all the students gone such a 

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to all enquiring friends to my Aunt
and uncle Write to me very soon
dont wait as long as I have.
    Tell me all the news dont you forget
old girl your dissolving friend
			             May

Write soon Kate Minnie & [Mattie?] send love

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Mollie tells me to tell you she is [old?] Mollie Lamond, and that she is a

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[crossed out letters] friend of yours, says that they are just undressing

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at the instant for bed   wishes you were here too Minnie's going to write to
									   you soon.

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sudden change _ I tell you it is
almost overpowering _  I expect the
comming three months will be the
dullest ones ever heard of after having
such a gay winter something going
on every day and night _ to all at
once have them all leave you cant
think how dull it makes it. You
might walk a mile now and hardly
see a gentleman.  It was very lively
here just before commencement
the Tuesday before [crossed out letter] there was a large
party went out to Whitmore Lake for a
sail. We had a perfectly splendid
time sailing flirting etc got home
safely quite late and just tired to 
death. I went with Mr Bidwell.
     We were so disappointed at your
not coming out here commencement
I wish you could have come. we all
had a merry time we went in the
morning and [crossed out] [evening] afternoon
they all did finely. Aaron did very
well indeed . I saw Dick Watts [illegible in original]
and Todd but not to speak to them

There were several young ladies here
from Detroit that week we got quite
well acquainted with them I liked
them so much they were gay I assure
you. My darling what is it you
have to tell me? how I wish I could
see [thee?] love when are you coming?
Erville says you and her are coming
sometime this summer. wont that 
be gay dont fail to come. We will
have a time that will be just [all?]
peaches come soon  I cant tell
when I can come to Adrian how
I wish I could go now but I cant
I am taking painting lessons and
have just commenced a picture
that I must finish as soon as
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possible as [crossed out] [at] the picture belongs to
a student that is the coppy _ I have
finished one _.  So Erville is
flirting Wilts George Archibald is
he fine looking? she writes me
he has joined the army and is going
as lieutenant what will she do when
he is gone. Tell her as a consolation to

think of her poor deserted friends
in Ann Arbor. What are you going
east for you witch? I suspect
you old girl are you going to fool
May – You had better not. Are you
realy going in August I must see you
before you go – You asked me if
I received a picture you sent me
of one of your boarders. Of course I
did haven't I ever spoken of it I think
he looks pleasant that is the one you
were coming out here with.
     Are you my love going back to
New York with Mr Bailey dont you
dare to tell your best friend a [squibb?]
I should like to see the chap if
such is the case Lottie tell me
all about it is he nice?
    Kate and Flora are going up the
lakes thursday to be gone sometime
I wish I was going too but it seems
that I am not. Oh dear I am just
roasting alive I wonder if it is as
warm any where else as here I shall cease to
vibrate if it continues long. Tell Erville I am
going to write to her soon give my love