Richard Holloway Steele to Mary Frances Steele,, 1842, October 30

John Gardner, Class of 1844, returned to the adjoining room after delivering temperance addresses at a school on Staten Island. Less than half as many additions to Rutgers College this term as last. Mr. Strong has been deranged for two weeks from studying entirely too hard. Steele has commenced Rhetoric and Metaphysics, both very hard. Asks his sister to take care of this at home this winter and not to break the old sleigh, which must last three or four winters more.