25 letters and one postcard from various girlfriends and family in Cornish, Kezar Falls, and Bangor, Me. to Annie in Cornish and Bangor 4 January- 10 December 1876 Early in the year, Annie’s father bought more cattle and the family has been sleighing, attending picnic dinners, and going to lectures. Annie’s parents cannot send her much money for the moment to buy her new gloves. The snow is bad and many are ill with sickness and lung fever. During the summer, Annie’s friends and family write to her about the Centennial and Independence Day; they continue to do so after Annie returns home to Cornish. Her aunt writes to her about her travels from Boston while her various friends report to her what they have been doing on vacation, mostly traveling to see relatives and preparing for the new school year. Annie’s teacher Miss Philbrook is not to be married, apparently she had a near escape with the wrong man; all her friends knew this would be a relief to Annie. There are rumors of a new school being founded and all of her friends entreat Annie to return to school in the fall. Nellie reports that there were rumors that Mr. Dame was not returning to school but when Agnes questioned Miss Wilson about it, the rumors were crushed, to every girl’s dismay. As fall and winter come, Annie is informed that Howard Brackett is seeing Georgie Luce, Ina Otis is seeing Ella Ayer and Nan Barker is learning how to make dresses. Others have caught consumption while still others like Emma Danforth and Nina Pike are to be married.