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Archives Number: 1011/002.001-021#042

Christmas Eve 1851
My dear Erny,
A merry Christmas again to you my dear little boy. I am very happy to see you looking so stout & well, but as I peeped thro’ the bars of your crib I thought I saw a thumb looking very damp & swollen as if it had been in the warm bath of your mouth instead of snugly under the bed-clothes. I thought such big boys never treated their poor thumbs so, & I hope you will soon leave yours in quiet & grow more of a man too about crying whenever you are a little hurt. I love little brave boys, but of all things I love them to be good & obedient & kind to all about them, never saying naughty words nor using their feet except to walk or jump, & particularly to remember to be very kind to their brothers & sisters. But I have heard you were often sorry when you did wrong and I love you very much for that – for I dearly love all good children.
I bring you some soldiers to play with & a horn of sugar plums & some books Mr. Rölker dropped in my bag & now I must say goodnight, away I go – as light as snow, to fill more little stockings than I can well count before morning. Keep your little teeth bright to laugh for me next year.
Yr loving
SANTI CLAUS

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English: NPGallery
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English: Fanny (Appleton) Longfellow (1817-1861)
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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English: Organization: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Address: 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: LONG_archives@nps.gov
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LONG
NPS Museum Number Catalog
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LONG 20257
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English: Ernest Longfellow (1845-1921)
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English: Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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a33167af-b230-404d-bb8f-6ca2d3bab771
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English: U. S. National Park Service

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