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6 Juvenile Letters.
Give my duty to uncle and aunt, and love to all my cousins. I am
Your affectionate sister,
Eliza Learner.
Miss Rebecca Learner.

Letter II.
Answer to the foregoing.
Salem, June 7, 1799.
Dear Eliza,
Nothing could have been more acceptable to me than your letter, which I received yesterday; and I assure you I met with no trouble in reading it. I am happy to find you have made such improvement in your writing. I am glad, also, that the spelling of your letter is perfectly correct. I was very much mortified to hear, that in the last letter I wrote Mamma, I had put an e for an a in the word accept. I have paid more particular attention to my spelling lessons ever since. 
How I long to see you, and dear little Jane!
It
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It seems as if I could now see her tottering about the floor. Pray watch her carefully, that she may not get hurt by falling.
I have the book in keeping for you; and what do you think it is? It is entitled, "A Birth Day Present." An excellent book; and as you will be eight years old the first of next month, I intend to send it to you on your birth day. Our aunt has bought a dozen, and given to the poor children of this town. She encourages the reading of useful books; and at the same time takes great pains, to prevent children from perusing such as have a tendency to corrupt their morals. But my letter is growing too long for a beginner.
Remember me particularly to all the family; and believe me to be
Your affectionate sister,
Rebecca Learner.
Miss Eliza Learner.
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Transcription Notes:
"f" letters assumed to signify the letter "s" and were replaced accordingly by previous transcribers. Example: "Anfwer to the foregoing." transcribed as "Answer to the foregoing."