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Monday Oct. 15, 1877

Thursday Sept. 27 I went to Kennebunkport in Maine to join Eastman Johnson who recommended me to come there for sketching. I went by Hudson and the Boston and Albany road. At Warren the train going at 45 miles an hour ran on a misplaced switch [[raking]] the engine and postal car against a freight train. No one was hurt the engineer and fireman remaining at their post, but the train was delayed two hours. I went to Mr Sawyers that night where I had a violent sick headache. Next day I went to Kennebunkport where I found Eastman. His sisters with their children were keeping house and had been there all summer. Eastmans wife arrived next day. I got board with a Mrs. Eldridge and remained there until Wednesday Oct 10 when I left with Eastman and his wife and child. I made a number of sketches of the shore in connection with the sea and did not lose a day by bad weather. Staid at Mr. Sawyers Wednesday night and came home by Hossac tunnel Thursday having been gone just a fortnight. Friday Ma, Sara, Gertrude and I went to High Falls on invitation from Julia Dillon and dined there to meet Mrs. Birnly and her sister Miss Denel, and drove home in the afternoon. Saturday put up our store. Sunday confined to my bed with a severe cold and a violent headache. Mary & Marian came Saturday night and my father returned from a visit at Uncle Philips where he went on Monday. While he was there Uncle Philip who is 80 years old on his return from which fell off the door step and injured his hip severely so that he was helpless when he left. We hope to hear in a few days that it is not so serious as it seemed at first. A Mr. Kendall canvasing for the Christian Liberal Institute came here last night and Mrs. Foster is expected here today. Burger also came Saturday night but left Sunday night. I am going out to Davenport tomorrow to see if I