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Thursday Sept. 30" 1875. Gertrude and I walked down to the Strand yesterday. Met Joe Tubby who asked me when I was going out sketching. Said he was going out and was obliged to ask him to go along. Dont know how Whittredge will like it as he is a stranger to him. Had a note from Whittredge today. His eyes trouble him yet but he thinks he will come on Monday. My father sold one of his houses below the hill today which takes a load of anxiety from my mind. Read a letter yesterday from Frank Weeks wanting to know if we are going to the Laurel House this fall. Wants to visit us there. Wrote him today we were not going. Wrote to Joe Tomkins and to Booth. Have been very despondent for several days. Shall be glad to get to work. If Whittredge does not come Monday will go out on Tuesday.

Friday Oct. 1" 1875.
A cold North East rain storm. The leaves are beginning to change perceptibly and many have already fallen from the elms near the house. Painted a little picture this forenoon from a sketch I made from near the Keykout but it is not very successful. The fact is I want to get to making some sketches directly from Nature and to get into a new train of ideas. There is not much interest in working at old ideas that have once been expressed.

Saturday 2. Gifford came just before dinner and remained until after tea. We took a walk with Gertrude and Sara up to the Keykout and after tea I went over the river with him. We all enjoyed his visit exceedingly. I think he would like to join Whittredge and me. He said he would like to be with us if we get to work and I am to write to him after we get settled.

Sunday 24. Whittredge came Oct. 4" and on the 5" we went out to Mt. Pleasant, looked around a little but having seen some things about the [[?]] Swamp we got Jim Lockwood to drive north to Shokan where we dined at the hotel and from there walked down to Bishops falls along the creek and around to Brooks' crossing. On a hasty glance were not particularly pleased and concluded to go