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Blenheim Dec 19th [1863]

A Merry Xmas to you and a

happy new yeard dear Nina, and

may you, Father, and Mother have

a pleasant one all together. I wish

I could be with you but I can't.

I shall [?] but I can with

mine, but I am afraid that will

be just to spend it quietly here

in my room, for we have no church

that day, I believe. We could not

go yesterday either for it was a rainy

day and I have not been to [?]

[?] since the first Sunday in Novem

ber. I send you a little Christmas

gift in this box of my own manu

facture which I hope you will

think pretty and will be becoming to you

You must wear it Xmas [night?] for

my sake. I don't know what you city

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people will think of it, but we coun

try folks think it very pretty. Mr. Morgan

says it is [very?] [proficient?] [net?] he ever

saw. But I don't give you the beads,

only lend you those until the [net?] is

worn out. Have you your strand of cor

als? I thought I had them but when

I came to look for them I could not find

them. I got a long letter from Mr.

[Flournoy?] a few days ago, within to

ask me to inquire about his great coat

which he left at old Mrs. Hurst's last

spring, but giving a very pleasant picture

of his winter quarters. I will send you

the letter, but you must send it back

to me. You owe me a letter and I have

not time to write much this morn

ing so you must excuse brevity and

write soon, but don't be uneasy if

you don't hear from me during

Xmas week for if I should go to

[?] I always find it so hard

to write there. Good Bye.

Your own loving sister

Hattie