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            <text>Brewster, Anne Hampton, 1818-1892</text>
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            <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[page 1] My dear &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;here is Daniels' ineffably conceited letter—I read it as "pur" agreement. The church bells are ringing &amp;amp; the elect are going to church – I have been taking tea with Sarah Nixon I ran over after lessons &amp;amp; after paying a call on the "soldier's" sister my neighbor Mrs Hawthorne (whose brother by the way I invited through her to come to see &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[page 2] me)—I gave your regrets to Sarah She was just going in to tea &amp;amp; took me in forcibly—Strawberries &amp;amp; cream, grass butter &amp;amp;c:—I saw the bride elect and had a cosy visit &amp;amp; pleasant chat Mollie Bowen plays the "+++cordati" marvellously well. &amp;amp; the Sonate &amp;amp; Funeral March has improved more than I can tell you I gave three lessons this afternoon have written a note to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[page 3] my gas affinity and am now enclosing you yours from your musical affinity—About ten &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Frank will pop in we shall talk you &amp;amp; Mr R. over tenderly comfort each other &amp;amp; then&lt;span style="text-decoration: line-through;"&gt;g&lt;/span&gt; part &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I had a nice long good letter from Charlotte Cushman to day unaffacted and natural &amp;amp; will bring it up when I came give my love to the girls I shall have to be in town next Monday if at all possible. You shall hear from me however &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[page 4] again before I come—Give my regards to Mr Reakirt[?]—I shall fetch his grasses &amp;amp; fairy lances with me – Tell him I set the tea table in a roar to night describing the scene of yesterday with Mr Nicholston[?] &amp;amp; the murdered chicken I am very glad it occurred for it gives me a droll story to a-use my visitors with Write soon and love always your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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              <text>Brewster received an unaffected letter by Cushman and mentions the Hawthornes as neighbors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.librarycompany.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Library Company of Philadelphia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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