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East Montpelier Vt. Jan 2. 1871.

My precious husband.

O, how glad I am to
get thy dear little letter and to learn that thee
got to Brooklyn in safety. Do our best we
cant help but be anxious when we are apart.
Did thee suffer much with the cold, dear?
How I wished that mighty two dollars was
wrapped round thy feet in the shape of
warm overshoes. It is pretty good to see thy
handwritiing. I am so glad to get it. I've had
to shade my eyes from the vulgar gaze a
minute or two, but it is pretty good to hear
of thy safety and so soon. I hardly dared to
hope thee would get a letter off so that it
would reach me to-night - and yet I was
sorely disappointed when "Pat" said there was
nothing for me in the Office, but Howard
had been before me, and I recognized the
writing a long way off as the letter lay on the table, when I came in, yet it looked a little

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Right here
[kiss sign]
Sweetheart
remember?