Letter from Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 2 January 1856
G. S. L. Citty
My Dearest Willford
The children have all written
you or mostly so that you will get all the news by them but
I thought I would just tell you how we spent our new
years and would like to know how you spent yours. Well
Capt. Hooper made a party consisting mostly of his store
con associates with their ladies. I was invited to dine with
them consequently did so after supper they all decided
to go to the social hall and spend the eve. So Capt. Hoop
er and Lady would not take no for an answer to my going
with them and so I went with all the children urging
me to do so—but the children wiser than me staid at home
and attended to their cyphering—thus we spent our New
years day. we all decided yesterday to wait for our Newyears
dinner untill you come home which I hope will be soon.
We are all as well as usual—Father is uncommonly well and
harty this winter I think the mostso that I ever knew him.
It is a great exertion for Willford to write but he has at
last accomplished it in writing to you. We heared that the
Legislature would colose the 19th of this month if so you will be
home in about three weeks. Well if you feell like getting 1 or 2 of
the &cs and see any one or two that will answer ^your purpose^ please do so
I do not wish to prevent it any way. L. Hardy has got him
another wife Harriot Blair. Dont let me stand in your way
in regard to that. We are having cold weather in nega here now
I must close as the mail soon closes. The children are much pleased with
receiving and answering your letters also myself
Yours as ever so good by may God bless you Phebe W. Woodruff
