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[[image: capitol building]] [[preprinted]] United States Senate Chamber Washington ^[[Jan 30th]] 186^[[8]] [[/preprinted]] [[footnote 1]] Mr Kimball Sir I receved your letter of the 28 instant and answer it to the best of my jugment you said you would send us a teacher but we must have a full school for day and night well the children do not come much now as it is so cold and the traveling is not in the country like it is in town and I thought since I wrote to you it would be best to let them stop until Spring and then give them another trial as I fear you are all most discouraged with us but let us try once more and I think we will come out better We have had the sideing put on and hope by the Spring to be abel to have the House plastered Your Humbl Servent [[signature]] Martha Hatton [[/signature]]