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of myself to send you.
Pardon my seeming
rudeness if you can, &
reply as soon as you see fit.
I shall anxiously await
your reply, as it will
decide my future in a
great many ways.
I am sincerely yours,
Lena M. Bailey.
14 Oak St.
Claremont, N. H.

Claremont N.H.
Dec. 24 - 1901
My dear Mrs Stanford:
I am
a young girl of eighteen years
of age, who have been
for three years in the
Stevens High School here
in this town, working
my way for a good edu-
cation. My home is in
Springfield Vermont, and
although there is a High
School there, I came here
to Claremont to complete
my education here [word cut off ]