Horace Deming 1865

[[Andover]] Aug 31 1864

[[H. E. Deming]]

TO THE TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY DR.

For TERM commencing this day, . . . . To Tuition, ..... $10 "Rent of Dormitories, ....... 3/13

Received payment, [[JL Taylor]] Treasurer.

Andover Thursday Sept 1 1864

Dear Parents

I arrived here all safe and sound Tuesday night about 6 o'clock. Had no trouble on the road, changed cases but twice. I am now duly installed as a member of the school. I have a good room and a good chum. I went to the Academy yesterday for the first time after prayers I went up to No. 9 to hear my doom. Bridgeman the examining surgeon although I had read more than enough to enter senior on account of [underlined] New England [double underlined] prejudice placed me in the first middle class (the higest in the middle year). I recited these once they had an old fool for teacher by name Morley. But that wouldn't do so I called on Dr Taylor (Uncle Sam) who put me in senior but was afraid I couldn't stand the effort on account of my age. But I must stop, I have over 100 pages for my Grammar Lesson and 5p ages on three lines of Virgil. You see we have to study here. Give my love to Carl Cummings Knox and omnibus quarentibus amicus. Write soon Your affectionate son H.E. Deming.

Andover Sept 10th 1864.

Dear Parents Your welcome letter came to hand day before yesterday morning just as I was returning from my recitation. Horace Eaton brought it up. He and I have the "Penny Post". I cannot describe any feelings of delight as I recognized the wellknown handwriting of Father on the envelop. I took it to my room tore it open and fairly devoured its contents so glad was I to hear from home. I am glad to hear that your hotel is prosperous for reasons that I will state by and by. Have you many peaches? I haven't & were so ravenous for fruit that we bought half a bushel of apples a day or two ago paying 60 cts for them. Which we considered very cheap in comparison torith most of the prices. Everything is so high that the most that is talked about among the students is the cost of living. It is 40 percent higher at least than it is in Palmyra as you will see from the account I send you. I am glad your new clerk suits you, I hope he will prove all he seems to be, "all is not gold that glitters". I wish you would send me

his photograph. I have not had any taken yet although the eruption has entirely left my face. I intended to have had some taken very soon after I came here but I feel so tired at the close of the week after all its toil that I haven't enough energy to go to the Photographists. I do not think now that I shall have any taken before I go home. By the way I shall come home this fall vacation at Thanksgiving as the Club at which I board does not continue through vacations nor can I stay without Uncle Sam's permission which I should succeed in getting (and I rather think I could get it) although it ^there [?] school. It would cost at least $5.00 probably $6.00 or $7.00 to obtain board in private family. So there be only $5.00 or $6.00 difference between staying here and going home besides I ^should need relaxation from my studies and all the students would be away either home or elsewhere. I am very much pleased with everything here, most of the boys seem like old friends now, and Uncle Sam is the first teacher I ever had that suited me. I am almost sorry I did not lay off a year till my body was more matured and then I could study harder. The board at our Club is very fine. We have breakfast twice a week, most

fries, pudding, very good bread and pretty good butter (minus the h---rs which I suppose are put in to make it stick together), Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Potatoes &c &c and last but not least MILK . What we have we have plenty of. I will keep a memorandum and send you our bill of fare in a week or so. I am much obliged to you for sending the Evangelist & Courier they came yesterday. The next one you send send a box of matches in. Have Webster write and tell me all about the Fair. Tell Louise I shall be glad to hear from her at any time. I hope she is not offended because I have not written her a separate letter but when she has to study from ten to twelve hours every day with prospect of being obliged to study evermore before long I will excuse her from me a separate letter if she will only write one as long as this to the family [?] in which I can have ready access to. Chum says send the paper 6 times first and then if it of any use he will go in with me for it. Do you mean $3.00 for each one or for two together? Give my regards to Mrs. [Borttles?] & family Knox Dunlap, Willie Cummings, Charley, [?], Cart Johnson et omnibus quaerentibus amicis. Tell Mother to write soon and not be afraid of using too much paper. Love to all. Your affectionately, HE Deming