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Clergyman from Kingston was announced. This broke up my work. He spent the rest of the afternoon and I asked him to stay to tea. He was very genial but we got to discussing Spiritualism and the course of the conversation showed me that he is very orthodox and that we see things from totally different stand points. Still we got on well and I think he had a pleasant visit, a letter from Eastman Johnson.

Wednesday Nov. 22. 1882. Fixed the pump in the barn and put a frame of glass in Saras window, with several other odd jobs which always await the family tinker. This afternoon I have been trying a water color from my window but I make poor work of it. Sara and I called at Ned Tomkins this evening and on our way back called on the new Presbyterian Minister Mr. Magee who seemed very pleased to see us and who impressed us as a genial, refined man. 

Thursday 23. The weather continues charming with frosty moonlight nights and clear, bracing days. I took my father and mother and Sara out for a drive this forenoon up to see the new rail road station upon which they are putting the roof and then out by Sanders' and around by the ford road and home past the Red House. The construction train passed up towards Saugerties as we returned. This afternoon I packed a barrel of apples and sent them to Mary and Calvert's baggage he left at Mr. Beriers. Wrote to Weir and to Eastman. Sara and I called down at John McEntees but they were just going to Kingston to see "Hazel Kirke" Stopped in to see Mrs. Van Deusen on our return. 

Friday 24" I paid our school tax today $108.11 a third more than last year. While I was down town I saw a beautiful and picturesque effect on the cliff of the Vlight=bergh with a great dark cloud behind it. It has been a windy, fitful day. I washed out my water color and began anew but I do not succeed with it. Sent my box of sketches and materials to New York to day by the boat. Have felt restless and a little lonely and have thought of my dear Gertrude a great deal. I feel that I ought to be at work but there are so many things for me to attend to here at home that it seems almost impossible to work. I shall not go down to New York until Monday and then Thursday is Thanksgiving and Friday Mrs. Osterhoudts party to which I am not sure I shall go. I took a

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last name of woman giving part in last paragraph not clear; not complete ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-03-24 20:58:31 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-03-25 14:15:59 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-03-25 15:28:25 :: I think the last name in last paragraph is Osterhoudt. There are families with this name in the Hudson Valley.