A Letter Written on Apr 3, 1848

South Hadley, April 3, 1848.

Mrs. Woodhull

Dear Madam,

I have been intending to write you a few lines relative to your daughter. I should be glad to have her a teacher for vocal music of a little more age than your daughter. But if we give the place to another next year, we might not think it best to transfer it the following year. I am so much pleased with your daughter, that I should like to make a trial with her of at least one year. I can give a great share of the responsibility to one of the teachers, which I should give to her if she were older. I think best for her not to teach instrumental music, only vocal lessons. The time employed will not be more than three from four to 6 hours in a week. The compensation which we have given is the bill of board & tuition, & fuel, other incidentals they pay themselves. I propose to make no difference in this compensation between next year, & the following years (if she should remain with us.) though she might be less careful [?] the first year. Please write & let me know whether you consider it as entirely better [?] that she is to be with us next year.

Very respectfully yours,
Mary Lyon.