A Letter Written around Jan 12, 1876

[There is no date on this letter, and the postmark only gives the month and day and not the year. However, Mother wrote a letter on Jan 11, 1876 mentioning that she would be sending a list of Lizzie's Christmas presents, so that seems to confirm the year.]

Lizzies Christmas presents

Toilet set two bottles & puff box (bottles full of perfumery) from Mr Osynski

Turkey Morocco case with Prayer book & Hymnal with man name in gild on case from Willie Nettleton

Pair of gold Ear Rings from Sadie Tibbits

Pair jet Ear Rings from Aunt Anne Hunt

A nest of boxes from Aunt Hattie Baker

A book from Uncle Peter
"      "      "      Mr & Mrs Turner
"      "      "      Mr Mason
"      "      "      Barney

A New Slate & Arithmetic from Aunt Jane

A box with neck tie, pair of kid gloves a bottle of perfumery & paper of candy from the Crawfords

A new sled from Mr & Mrs Catlett

A Primrose in bloom from Auntie Godfrey

One dollar from Aunt Lizzie and one from Aunt Anne

A box of paper & envelops [sic] from Mrs Mason

She was invited to Mrs Telms [?] to a Christmas tree she got a very jaunty white neck tie on the tree

A game of cards called Snap from Mama

She thinks she fared pretty well