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PF2.1.159
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8-4-1835
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Kenyon College August 4th 1835
Dear Sister
I had almost despared[sic] of hearing from you, & began to think that the litter was lost, I has sitting in my window on Saturday morning reading Greek, when I saw somebody coming toward the College, he drew nigher. When loe[sic] & behold it was friend Sturges, I could not think what brought him back, never mind he brought the letters he was the bearer of some hard news to Gassaway, he has loked[sic] very bad & melancholy ever since, the news affected him very much.
I was very glad to see Father, he brought me a stack a great many newspapers & some candy from David & John, thank them for it, & tell them that I will try to bring them something in return, I went to town with Father, it was the first time that I had been since I have been held, he left me some money to come home with the session ends in four weeks. The morning Father went, the Bishop held a levee all the students went up to see him, as I was in town I could not go, he had just got back from England. The students of the Cambridge University sent to the students, by the bishop, a letter wishing us all prosperity & good luck, the paper was signed by 280 of the Gownsmen & Undergraduates, &&c.
Mr Sparrow was appointed by the students to answer it, the Students are to sign their names to it, and so my name will go to England. Tell Hannah Moore to put her lip down, that I will try to write to her, I have your letter & Fathers to answer, you know letters dont go free, nor money grow on bushes.
When you write direct the letters to “Mr Henry William Aydelott, Kenyon College, Gambier Knox County, now you will have no excuse. I wish that the Yellow Springs were within twenty miles of this place, I might step down & pay mother a visit, but I think that she is at home by this time, by Father’s letter, I suspose[sic] that you cannot talk French yet, The[sic] is a Polish [jentleman] here that teaches French & drawing, I should like to attend his class. he has taken a view of the College, & sent it on to New York to be engraved. I have taken two Copies, the price is twenty five cents a peice[sic], I shall bring them home with me.
Father told me in his letter to pack up everything. When I started, that he did not know wether[sic] I should come back, but that it was his intention that I should. (dont tell this to anyone). I dont know what kind of figure I will cut, I am taned[sic] a[sic] yellow as a Mohawk, & increased a pretty considerably in bulk, I have grown all together out of my last summer clothes, the new clothes that were made this summer, are very rotten, I have had them washed twice & they have become very rotten, I am afraid that I shall hae to get a new pair, for sunday & the examination
He have had some hot weather to[sic], part of the last week was very hot, then it was pretty cold, I got a bad cold from this chage[sic], I have also suffered from a headache this 3 or 4 days. Talking about the Children growing, I believe that I have grown some to[sic], two inches ½ I believe, since I left home, the[sic] is no danger but what I shall know them, though I did forget Elizabeth in my last letter, but I never saw her, give he[r] a big kiss & Jane also
If you see Lewis Cist give my respects to him, & tell him not to forget his promise he will know what I mean, tell him that I answered his last letter, I suspect that he did not get it, I have learned to swim since I have been here & that is something, never mind the mistake in the letter, there is plenty I know.
Your affectionate brother
Henry Wiliam Aydelott
PS
answer this when you think proper
Recommended Citation
Aydelott, H. W., "Letter from H. W. Aydelott to Caroline Aydelott" (1835). 19th Century Correspondence. 37.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/correspondence_19thc/37