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Susan and Edwin have met Friday and Saturday in Danvers They also travelled to Ipswich, Susan's birth town

Danversport Noveone with those that were &to you? A part of the fa, but I aht of youto you, "all alone" you reat wea little o than yesterday that I saw you Is not it? I hope you had a successful day in Boston and returned home safely I followed you in mind in your preparation of your home for the Sabbath, & wished I could have seen where I could have assisted you Would you not have liked so you I saw another applicant for a situation in the High School Miss Graham is a friend of Miss Breed's I liked her very well & I think she would be very glad to come there I did not feel so unpleasantly as when I saw the other lady there, for I have but little choice in the matter & shall we not enjoy as ot to thank you for the plants; they are doing well & I will try & keep them till you will help e the slips and I hope sorow I attended church at the plains this afternoon & heard Mr Carruthers His father, who is aremarks at the communion service

I like him as a preacher better than his son I saw Mary on o with her to tea & stop this evening, but the weather seeht I better not stay

Toht of the ter; & I know they will pass very quickly & I shall soon be looking back upon those days Since knowing you, dear Edwin, I have sohts were not as faithful to school duties as they used to be, & perhaps it is well that the terer; but will you blaations of "obliviscor" or "semimscor," I have just re I will try & bedays

Did you succeed in finding the Geoht she should tomorrow

I enclose some lines that were once sent to me & were underlined by the one who sent thes when received froo to the office on my way from school on Tuesday? I am well aware that I have not written ht & perhaps you will excuse th of your letter, will you? Hoping to hear froht & remain, dear Edwin,

Very aff & truly yours,

Susan

This is election week and Edwin and the Fletcher fa

Acton Monday Eve 10 1/2 o'clock Nov 5th 1866

My dear Susie

I have just returned fro and having finished eating my apples all alone rite a few lines to one I wish could be here to share them with me I have some more left and shall try and save theht Would it not be more pleasant to do it yourself? I know I should have enjoyed itThe party nu the early part of the evening and have chosen a coan and there is no doubt we shall have one - the size to depend upon the amount of money raised If you will ive us a lift

This is a tongue in cheek reference to George Peabody The Salem philanthropist visited Susan's school earlier in the year He was said to be worth sixteen million dollars at the time of his death, in 1869 and was known as the father of modern philanthropy

I need not tell you that I enjoyed reading your letter and of course you will not expect a very brilliant letter after being out so late but you know I enjoy keeping late hours so a little leisure time I visited William & Everett and took a look at the fine picture of the "Sealers crushed by the icebergs"

Edwin is referring to an 1866 oil painting by artist and explorer William Bradford The picture depicts the destruction of a seal hunting boat on artic ice Bradford was a noted member of the Hudson River School of romantic artists and principally portrayed far northern scenes after being a part of several artic expeditions The painting Susan viewed presently hangs in the New Bedford Whaling Museuht of you and wished you could have been with me as I know you would have appreciated it better than I could Yesterday I furnished a very handsoave me found a part of it I took dinner all alone yesterday I should have been very glad of assistance Saturday evening and thank you for your thoughts and wishes for me

I have had one man to work for me today My painter and other carpenter did not come as I expected but I shall expect them tomorrow unless the election keeps the lively ti and brother Smith has been over to Wayland and Sudbury - the other towns that constitute our district for representative

I thought of you this coldon your way to school It would have been rather cool driving over Didn't we have nice weather for my visit? But I suppose it was not made on purpose for our accommodation but was quite a pleasure for us

I a that so your place in the school rooe"I think you are very excusable for having wandering thoughts and if some of them are on your future "home" and companion, of course I shall not blame you

The Geometry I left at the express office on Saturday I presued to buy a new one And now as it is late I know you will excuse ht and hope that you will find tio et another letter? Time will tell

With much love I remain very affectionately and truly yours,

Edwin