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Prestwood June 13th 1863
Saturday Morning
Dear Nina,
I have already written quite a
long letter to Cousin M. Lee, and you know
one letter is almost as much as I can stand at
a time; but if I don't write today I fear I shall
be tempted to put it off again. I am glad you are
having a pleasant time and hope before very
long now to be with you. I should prefer not
breaking up my school until the middle of
July but Mrs. Tucker seems to have got her heart
set upon vacations beginning the first so I [suppose?]
[?] I shall have to do it, but I will not come
over to P.E. before the middle. I had a very press-
ing invitation from Cousin M Castleman yester-
day by letter to come over and pay her a visit, and
if I can get there, I think I shall go for a
week. If not I shall just stay here spending a few
days perhaps at Mr. Atkinsons, thought I don't
feel at all inclined to go any where. I took a walk
yesterday evening however with Mrs. Tucker [over?]
to one of the neighbors, the first visit I have paid
for a long time. All our strawberries are yours, but
we are