1864-01-29, Letter from Rachel Eltinge to her father Roelif Eltinge

              Poughkeepsie Jan 29th 
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My Dear Father,
		Your letter was
received last evening, and was,
as all the others have been, very,
welcome.  I have been expecting
Sol. and Sarah, all the week.  Why
have they not been?  I think there
is no danger, of me getting the
disease, which is going through the
school, and if I do it is not
a very dangerous one.  Several of
the girls have got along, without
a doctor.  The money was all safe
in the letter;  I think I will go
and see about my teeth tomor-
row morning.  I hope Sarah will
be over, to go with me. Mary Eltinge’s
sister, Hellen Tabor, wants me to go
with her, to the Gregory house, to

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worry any about the sore throat for 
I dont [sic] think there is any danger of
me getting it now.  Come tuesday or
as soon after as possible.  I will be
ready any time after tuesday three oclock.
I suppose you notice, I changed the
day above.  I had an idea the term
closed wednesday, but I just learned
from one of the teachers, that it closes
tuesday, and the new term commences
wednesday.  I dont [sic] care any thing about
the lecture tuesday night any way, so
you need not let that hinder you from
coming after me if you can as well come as
not.
			Your loving Daughter
					Rachel.
Envelope To Roelif Eltinge Esq.
		New Paltz
		New York
Postmarked Jan 30 1864 Poughkeepsie N. Y.