Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham
December 27, 1880
Paris Hill N Y
Dec 27th 1880
My Dear Mrs Burnham
This is
evening I am lone in My
room all Paris Hill Young
folks depart down to
Bridgewater I shall have
to Scrawl to you with
tell about what I doing
last for Christmas last Wed
day in the morning
after Breakfast Mr Paul
he will harness horse
Two Seats first set
Miss Katie by me last
set Miss Carrie by Miss Cora
Wicks we go down to
Utica Girls buy Something
Christmas present I am
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glad got new overcoat
about ten dollars returned
home for dark we have
very nice ride in the
Sleigh Friday I have so
much to do at Church
part of the day Sweeping
and getting ready to
tie the greens for trimming
it for Christmas The Cedar
branches are put in the
Cellar in the afternoon
to tie Cedar all finished
again I Shall have chop
mince pie meat but
there very pretty hard
Shell popcorn My hand
three times Sore I am
glad to get Christmas
present Mrs Wicks present
Towel to me Miss Ruth
present perfumery Miss
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Carrie present picture
Mrs Potter handkerchief
Miss Cora Wicks present
Cup Saucer and plate
I think very nice Cup
Saucer I liked it first
rate Suppose you
know always My kind
friend Mr Mrs Gardner
went visit with me
last Tuesday I am going
down to Utica evening
about Seven oclock
Sunday School Lads and
Damsels prepare all taught
we go March but there
Carry banners a great many
people in Church and
very large Christmas tree
all male and female
very glad to get nice
present and also I made
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glad get present Mrs
Gardner glove box and
Cornucopia of Candy great
rejoice Singing nice music
and pray and thank
God To day in the
afternoon I returned home
I am glad to See Mrs
Susan Elizabeth Potter Wicks
Ruth and Miss Katie
Mrs spoke to me She said
what is the matter not
go Bridgewater and
I Say I have Enough
very Splendid time Just
now gone Mr Paul George
Birdsall and Mr Big Moccasins
together ride in the Sleigh
down to Bridgewater
I think very nice time
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My Dear Mrs Burnham most
all the time I am Considered
My Dear boy1
with make me
very sorry that time
Slow he get long well
I do not know Yet
Perhaps get well May be
not what you think
that about my boy Just
only myself I think may be
he will not get well
I must bring home at
Indian Territory See him
My kinsfolk I know you
very kind to him My boy
perhaps Just the same
that Sick Nomee 2
I know
that Dr Said very soon
get well Just only myself
I Say not You know now
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may be again only
You think better and tell
about Me suppose I See
him in My Eyes with
think about him I am
Sorry I think Some time
very wise man and
knowledge with good
talk English but there
he will Stay School all
the time to learn the
white men the way
about Good way Perhaps
not so what matter with
he not feel well I do not
know My folk never get
the Same Sick palsy
Perhaps Soon he get well
and Make Me glad I must
close write Good bye from
Your friend
David Pendleton
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