Submitted by: Margaret Gagliardi gagliardi_margaret@bah.com Dixon Jan 13th 1867 Sunday Evening Dear Friend Zack I was glad to hear from you once more for I received letter very seldom from you. You seem to be so much taken up with your business around you and very frequently remark about it. But you never tell me what you are engaged in. Perhaps I am rather inquisitive but I have waited four or five years and been corresponding so long, and never have yet found out What year did you leave Dixon in? I scarcely remember. I presume you feel very much better since you have found old friends from Dixon. How did you spend Christmas & New Years? On Christmas I went skating. Afternoon and evening. Christmas eve, I enjoyed very much. We had a Christmas tree in our church, which all thought was very pretty. At least I found some very pretty present on for Josie. How can you resist the temptation of skating and sleighing. Don’t the people in the City indulge in such pastimes? I should thing your sport would be very agreeable riding horseback. I enjoy hugely. I have been skating evenings so much that for the last week I have not be able to be out of the house suffering very much from a cold. We have had but a very little sleighing this winter. Zack I am waiting for you to comply with my request. I will tell for fear you may have forgotten. Send me please a real good Photo of yourself. I do not believe you received all my letters, for there are things made mention of in some of my letters that you do not reply too. Zack did I ever tell you my brother John was married. Perhaps you were not acquainted with him before you left. He is my oldest brother. He married a Miss Katie Trimper from Lena. Her folks are now living in Dixon her father the minister of our church. I cannot write more now. I am afraid you will find difficulty in reading this my hand trembles very much. Man received your papers and letter. Write soon. And believe me ever a True friend. Josie E. Uhl Copyright Margaret Gagliardi 2004