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for the past two weeks. Looking over the Evening Post the night we came up we were greatly shocked by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Stimson (Cannie Wheeler). We had not even heard she was ill. I have not had poor Mrs. Wheeler out of my mind since and today Gertrude and I wrote her. This will be an unmeasurable grief to them for although I have seen little of Cannie of late years she had ripened into a beautiful woman and her early death is very sad to me. We are once more at home in the Country and now we are going to work to fix up and renovate the house inside and outside and anticipate much pleasure in the work.

Sunday June 18, 1876. Gifford came last Monday evening by appointment and Tuesday morning he and I went out to Shandaken where we had engaged a team from Laurent to take us over to Satteslers at the head of the Neversink. The road was very rough but the day cool, and cloudy with one or two showers and we arrived there very comfortably about 6 o'clock. There were two fishermen there already from Kingston but we managed to get comfortable rooms. Fished next day without much success and came home Friday having had a very pleasant time without catching many fish. I bought a bucket full to bring home and sent some by Gifford to Major Wilkinson who was to have been one of our party.  

Joe Tomkins and I went to N.Y. by the Powell and returned yesterday. Bishop Putnam came up to pass Sunday. We had a man at work last week fitting the carpets and tomorrow I expect to go to work painting the Dining Room. Wrote a long letter to Kindler on art matters which I had previously submitted to Eastman Johnson who approved and who made some suggestions which I included 

Monday 19. Received letters from Church in answer to one I wrote more than a week ago inquiring about the rumors concerning the loss of the use of his right hand. As I supplied no foundation 

Transcription Notes:
. Candace Wheeler Stimson