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Bean family letters, 1868-1898
1869-10-02 Page 06
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and we set a better table. The first week I boarded for five a week. I now pay $1.00 for my share of the room rent per week, and 2.87 1/2 for my meals for the first week but the steward think that we can reduce the expense of the meals down to $2.50 per week when we get started. We have the frunt part of the house the parlor, and parlor bedroom all furnished with carpet two tables and table spreads like oures two pictures lace curtains a large parlor stove woodbox making the nicest study room I have seen since I have been here. the beadroom is next to our study room with nice beadstead beding wash-stand, wash boal and a bedroom completely furnished the bedcloths are changed once a week and we are kept
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and we set a better table. The first week I boarded for five a week. I now pay $1.00 for my share of the room rent per week, and 2.87 1/2 for my meals for the first week but the steward think that we can reduce the expense of the meals down to $2.50 per week when we get started. We have the frunt part of the house the parlor, and parlor bedroom all furnished with carpet two tables and table spreads like oures two pictures lace curtains a large parlor stove woodbox making the nicest study room I have seen since I have been here. the beadroom is next to our study room with nice beadstead beding wash-stand, wash boal and a bedroom completely furnished the bedcloths are changed once a week and we are kept
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