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Clinton Jan 29th 1843

Dear Brother

having a little time on my hands I am constrained as it happens but seldom to employ it by writing you a few lines indicative of such news as I think you may wish to hear. I have learned a little concerning your former female acquaintance of this place which perhaps may prove interesting to you to hear. I will being with the Misses Hallad Miss Harriet who married Mr Dean lives in Danville at her ease and her sister lives with her husband at the old holmsted on the flat. [Specks] is not married yet & lives in a Manchester. Chub is as chuby & as good natured as every. Saky Bronson I think by appearances is not much altered, though a little older.

[Rodny?] & Volny Sweeting are both here yet [stading saw?]. Dr Clows has left the school and gone to Philadelphia his place here is supplied by a Cr. Cle from Tiog who is well qualified to fill the station.

We have to write two Compositions a week besides the regular weekly exercises, the weekly exercises we have to read aloud before the whole school in the lecture room. Our school is rather small this Term it numbers about thirty five students in all. I am elected president of the [Philtermin?]