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Childs Family letters, 1865, 1870, 1871 and undated

1870-12-02 Page 6

(written above first line:) I had lots of splendid vines but they are drying 
up they were all bearing pumpkins Squash
cucumbers & water melons it looks like rain here 
now but all signs fail in a dry time 
80 dollars a term 9 months and they get
10 cts an hour for all the work they do and 
are obliged to work 3 hours a day same as 
the boys. their own cooking baking washing 
and everything is done in the college by 
the girls as you see they have to earn 
30 cts a day any way and as much more
as they choose some of them nearly pay 
their way there is upwards of 30 girls there 
now I think there will be no trouble but [illegible] 
[illegible] will give [illeg] the mitten but do not let 
them know I wrote any thing to yo about it 
has our folks concluded to send [illegible] to Philadelphia

[Mily] wrote they thought of it and I think it 

will be about as well she will always make 
trouble any way when the girls & [illegible] is gone 
she will treat  mother dreadfully I must write 
some to Henry tell Stella I would like to hear 
from her and would like to see her and [Willie] 
[illegible] will answer soon as you get time 
and Oblige you will have to work to read this  
I am washing today and write while the 
clothes are boiling from your sister Kate

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(written above first line:) I had lots of splendid vines but they are drying up they were all bearing pumpkins Squash cucumbers & water melons it looks like rain here now but all signs fail in a dry time 80 dollars a term 9 months and they get 10 cts an hour for all the work they do and are obliged to work 3 hours a day same as the boys. their own cooking baking washing and everything is done in the college by the girls as you see they have to earn 30 cts a day any way and as much more as they choose some of them nearly pay their way there is upwards of 30 girls there now I think there will be no trouble but [illegible] [illegible] will give [illeg] the mitten but do not let them know I wrote any thing to yo about it has our folks concluded to send [illegible] to Philadelphia [Mily] wrote they thought of it and I think it will be about as well she will always make trouble any way when the girls & [illegible] is gone she will treat mother dreadfully I must write some to Henry tell Stella I would like to hear from her and would like to see her and [Willie] [illegible] will answer soon as you get time and Oblige you will have to work to read this I am washing today and write while the clothes are boiling from your sister Kate