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Today, the New York steamer America that started the same day we did, only in the morning, passed us within a quarter of a mile. She should have passed us last Tuesday but must have had foggy weather. She looked very pretty and was so near that we could see the people on her without the glass.

My letters that I wrote to Clarkson and Mrs. Fletcher were on her so I guess we will get there most as soon as they do. Tonight it is perfectly lovely, the moon is just full and is peeping through the clouds.

We have been out watching the steerage passengers and sailors. They have been having a lot of impromptu dinner on the main deck to the accompaniment of a somewhat wheazy accordian.  They looked 

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very stunning in the moon light; they seemed to enjoy it immensely and are still keeping it up for all I know.

Mr. Preston took a photo of the America as she passed but I dont know what he got. I didn't work today as it was too cold but Frank pegged away as hard as ever and came in as blue as a whet stone and shivering like a leaf. He has made quite a good sketch and I will have to be bracing up if I wish to keep ahead of him, (which I mean to do.) Of course I wouldn't talk like this to anyone else but you but you know what I mean. Before I forget it I want to thank your mother for those lovely flowers; we still have them in my state room and I hope they may last till we get into Liverpool. There is a little Englishman on board who is 

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