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Fisher received a letter from him yesterday saying he would come up to his home today for a visit. I came on up town  with Mrs. Sawyer and Gertrude and I am to go up to the station tomorrow to see her.

Uncle Kenrick was a most eccentric man. His early life had been devoted to artistic pursuits and he passed many years in Europe studying art. Of late years he has been entirely interested in mechanics and has devoted the most of his time to the invention of a steam carriage for common roads. He lived a very simple and secluded life having a small competence sufficient for his needs and in his way apparently enjoyed life as well as most people. Occasionally during the winter he would spend an evening with me. I saw him last about two weeks ago at Mr. Cranes and asked him to come and see us. I am glad he did not linger on a sick bed for his surroundings although entirely comfortable to him in health would not have been so in sickness. It snowed furiously when we came up town but now (9 'o clock) has ceased.

Gertrude had a letter from Lucy and answered it this evening. Uncle Kenrick was about 67 years old.

Saturday March 7. 1874. It was raining this morning. We had our breakfast early and had vicar to breakfast with us. I sent for a carriage and meanwhile Fred had come in and we drove up to Mr. Cranes where Mrs. Sawyer is staying. After bidding her good bye I left them to go with their mother up to the New Haven Depot where they were to meet their Uncle Hiram with Uncle Kenricks remains.

I had a very pleasant call from Governor Howard of Rhode Island, Mr Chase and their wives. Bradford who deals in governors and crowned heads brought them in. They looked at all my pictures and seemed to enjoy their visit. One remark they made about my Solitaire pleased me as it has been said before by some of the Artists (Irving for one today) that it gave an idea of quiet elegance. It is something nowadays to escape the vulgar and the common. The governor said he should come to see me again and asked me if I would be at the club in the evening. I did meet him there again (this evening being the monthly meeting) and had a very pleasant talk with him. He lives at Newport and spoke of the pleasure he found