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180 [[newspaper clipping]] vate enterprises, besides being for many years the owner and landlord of the old Mansion House. He was born in western Oneida county, in March, 1800, and was an engineer in John B. Jervis' party at the age of nineteen, coming to Kingston with that gentleman in 1825, and has always resided in Rondout since, with the exception of three years spent in Carbondale and two in Clinton, Oneida county, while building the Chenango Canal. He is the fourth of six children, of whom three survive. [[/newspaper clipping]] publicly announces his intention to try to reform. I have encouraged him to openly and actively connect himself with the movement as the very noblest and bravest thing he can do. I wrote to Whittredge today that I expect to go to North Bennington in a few days to look about and to ask him if he would not like to come there if I find the region interesting. Tuesday Aug 14. John McEntee, Girard and I went fishing out at the Glasco bridge today and were caught in a violent thunder shower which wet us thoroughly. when we got home I learned that Gussie had telegraphed to Sara that Joe demanded immediate and careful attention and begging her to come on at once. The consequence was that she started for Hillsboro this afternoon by the Baldwin very greatly against her inclination. Rachel Carle arrived this evening. Thursday 16. Gertrude, Rachel Carle, my mother and I drove out to the Glasco Bridge this afternoon. I stopped to look for my eye glasses which I dropped there on Tuesday when we were out there fishing. I found them but all broken to pieces. We returned by the upper road from Martins from which there are fine views of the mountains. When we got back we found Myer, During and King Putnam here. They had come up from Alpine in their canoes stopping Monday night at Verplancks Point, Tuesday night at Polypels Island, Wednesday night at Eropens Island having had rainy weather each day.