Harrisburg Jan. 5th1964 Tuesday

Last week I received a letter from you. Your sister did not put the letter into Mr. Foster['s] box, but James McCormick sent it since & I suppose you got it. Martie wrote you a letter on last Wednesday, but she overeat herself at a couple of parties & was sick one night trying to throw up, & for a day or two afterwards; and her letter did not get into the mail until I put it in on Saturday. She was well enough on Sunday to go to Church. Today she went to school as it opened for a new term. She is to take music lefsons [sic?]. Martie says the skating is good, but covered by a light snow. I paid Einsteins for the dres [sic?]. It is probably in your haste you forgot it. Sweeny the Clerk says he sold it to you & you took it out with you, and he charged it in the book-could be qualified to it...and says if you paid you must have come back & paid some other person in the store. It is well it was no more. I am pleased to hear that you party had such a pleasant time during the Hollidays [sic]. On Christmas near 1000 persons were on the pond. People here seemed to enjoy themselves. Today they are trying to sleigh, but it won't do. I wish you could find out and let me know when your new Sefsion [sic?] begins; and if you can, how much money you will need, and when.

We are all well. My eyes are much better. I had a letter a few days ago from Hampy. He has not much to do and thinks they may dispense with him, which I hope they will not do. Mamie and her 3 aidecamps are well. Today our Legislature meets, and we have quite a crowd of strangers. Aunt Jane's boarding house is very full. Chris Frazer is married to Mr. McWilliams. She must [be?] ten years the elder. Today the weather is very fine.

Yours truly
Herman Alricks