592 East 141^st Street

Bronx, New York

December 9^th, 1943

Dear Joe,

Thanks for the Christmas card. I haven’t started to mail mine yet but you can be sure you’re on my list.

The other day I took a five hour test for entrance to Brooklyn College and I’ll never forget it because it left me with a splitting headache, a stiff neck, a sore back and very blurry eyes. Right now I’m trying to convince myself that I passed it but I don’t seem to be doing so well.

I bet you miss your two little nephews. It’s sad you can’t be with them for Christmas. Well after the war is over you’ll be with them for early Christmas.

I guess you miss New York and all the people. Is it lonely up in Nova Scotia? I know that if I left New York I’d want to come right back. I guess you felt the same way about “Good Old Virginia”. Well I haven’t anything else to write so here’s hoping you have a very merry Christmas and write soon.

I am as ever,

Murriel