Written from Meredith and Sandown, N. H.; and Bangor and Cornish, Maine to Annie and Nellie in Bangor and Cornish 8 January- 30 December 1884 Annie receives some letters from her students asking her for her photograph; the tone of these letters connotes a type of relationship that seems more akin to friends than students and teacher. John and Mary both write to Annie and Nellie about their travels and their search for a new home, a search that evidently has displeased some in the family. Their baby, three weeks old, is not very healthy and may have “water on the brain,” a diagnosis given by two separate doctors. John and Mary both seem resigned to their child’s poor health, although in later letters he seems to be improving and they have given him a name: Carl Francis. Ultimately, John and Mary move to Fryeburg. Annie and Nellie also receive news from their friends. Rose Wedgewood was expelled from school but has become a Christian. Lunette Perkins was married but barely told anyone; this has angered many of her friends. Some of the letters reveal a detailed inventory of Lunette’s wedding presents. Several people have died of typhoid and scarlet fever; disease and sickness are omnipresent in most of the letters. Annie, Nellie, Mary, and H.E. Pease/Marmie constantly write back and forth to each other concerning fabric and clothing. They are very concerned with the details of style and sewing. Typically, Nellie and Mary write to Annie to request that she make items from the material that they send her.