Addressed to:

   Miss Lizzie Angell
       261 Alexander St.
            Rochester,
               N.Y.

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            Waverly, N.Y.
            Feb. 7, 1886

Dear Lizzie,
            I cant make it seem as though you are nineteen years old
today.  I went to send you a letter so you would get it yesterday and
you will have to wait for your present because it hasnt come yet.
Mamie sent me all the things to clean ["your" crossed out] my
fingernails with you know powder [??] & a thing to make them shine,
they are real nice.  She sent the baby the sweetest little sacque it
is a lovely pattern I think your skirt will be so nice and she hasn't
anything like it either.  Friday night I stayed all night with Grace
[?] we studied about the Crimean war our Examination in English
history is going to be on that principally it is awfully hard to find
anything on it.  Yesterday I had such a good time I dont know when I
have had so much fun.  There is a solid crust over in the field next
to Elm St. & George Jones & Mary made them each a tobogan they are
real nice I took the bob over and we rode down hill on the crust we
went just like a streak and a long ways too.  once Grace and I were on
the bob & Seward [?] Baldwin was going to stear us down Grace was
almost off & she stuck her feet in the snow & ["he & I" crossed out]
it stoped the sleigh so suddenly that G & I both went off & Seward
turned a complete summerset over G & me & two or three after that it
looked perfectly killing.  there were about six boy & Grace and I were
the only girls we rode down all day long.  Our missionary band is
going to lead the meeting I dread it awfully.  The baby has dark blue
eyes & her hair is a golden brown she weighed seven pounds & has
gained 9 oz. this week.  She is ever so strong when she was only 2
days old she raised her head all alone she is so good and just as cute
as can be pretty too.  she looks some like Jessie.  I was going to
send you that yarn [?] a good while ago but Papa [?] said you might
well buy some so I didn't.  Ella's birthday is the 18 of March.  I
must stop now.  Good bye Tanie

[Written vertically in the top margin of the final page]
I wish you many many happy years & an specially happy one this year.
Tanie.  I wish I could send my [unclear] along too.