Fulton Sunday morn Feb 7th ‘64
I received your kind note and I am very glad to see that I am not forgotten. Mate[2] is dressing for church but says she don’t want to go at all the bell has rung for prayer meeting but I don’t think I shall attend it is held in one of the recitation rooms. I intended to write when Mate did, but didn’t have any time I have five studies beside nurse and I have to give four bells to that and it takes nearly all of my time. I was over to Uncle Bill Greys when I was at home. Nate Libbie, Tom Ott and Mr. Van Anken was there and we had a gay old time we trained at a great rate. I wish you had been there we spoke of you that night. Tom told me you intended to go away soon. Tom[3] has enlisted that is too bad don’t you think so. I wonder what he happened to get so patriotic for. I suppose because the rest did. Mate is fixing her bonnet, ain’t she wicked to act so on Sunday. I guess I will have to report her.Well I believe I will have to stop writing and ‘fix to get ready’ to go to church. What one do you attend mostly. I go to all to see which one I like the best. There is six different churches in the village and I have been to them all and I haven’t yet made up my mind so I’ll to take another round. Perhaps by that time I can make up my mind. I have been quite sick this last half of the term, I was sick for about two weeks and I was almost discouraged my Father and Mother have been out to see me they came while I was sick they were some what surprised for I hadn’t written anything about it to them. I must now stop for I want to write some to Rand she wrote me a short note and a short one it was. Hoping to her from you soon I subscribe myself your true friend,
I have just returned from church. I went to the Universalist this morning and I think I shall attend the Baptist this afternoon for I don’t like to go in the evening. Rand what are you studying and do you take music lessons. I like it here real well and I hope you like your school it must be very pleasant to be among your friends. I don’t wonder that you enjoy yourself there is no one her but Mate that I ever saw or heard of before and I am sometimes rather lonely. When you write tell me all about your school and it will interest me I’ll assure you. Mate has not yet returned from church. Do you have to write compositions I do and how I dislike it. Rand to do you remember the time we went to Backmans[6] to some sort of doings I don’t remember what they were now but I remember the way we went and came back and how we all carried on me especially. I am getting steady since my last birthday which was yesterday don’t you think there is some need of it. There was a dance to the hotel Thursday night- I didn’t go of course I might just as well asked the Principal to stand on his head as to have let me gone down there. I suppose if he should catch us dancing in the music rooms as we do sometimes he would dance us around there. I have written a somewhat longer letter than you did and I will now bring this to a close for I don’t wish to worry your patience any longer. Write soon and long letters and oblige your ever true friend,
Mella Cosad
P.S. Excuse all mistakes and poor writing for I have a miserable pen. Love to both. (Farewell)
[1] Caroline Wibert born in Mar 1844 in Galen, Wayne Co, NY to George M. & Julia A. Wibert.
[2] Just a guess that Mate is ‘Mella’s’ sister Martha, born about 1843
[3] Thomas Akenhead born July 1838 to Thomas & Florinda Akenhead in Wayne County, NY. He enlisted 22 Dec 1863, serving in the 1st NY Cavalry
[4] I am not sure, but Mella may be a nickname for Elizabeth Cosad born around 1838 to David Cosad Sr. (b 1802 NJ) and Martha Yury (b 1808 NY)
[5] Erranda Wibert born 4 Nov 1846 in Galen died 2 Mar 1932
[6] Henry Backman who would later we Caroline Wibert, was born about 1831 in Wayne Co, NY to Abram & Catherine Backman
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