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chairman of the house Committee.          

Friday Jun. 12. 1883. Beard told me last night my picture had been sold at Atlanta. After breakfast went down to see Meyer. Meyer is dangerously ill but saw his son who said the pictures had all come back from Atlanta except my small one and they reported that in all probability it sold although the purchaser was absent from there for a short time. That would have helped me out with the taxes but Calvert assisted me to what I lacked. A letter from Booth yesterday from Berlin. Notices of his successful debut there last night in this mornings papers. Wrote him congratulations. Very cold weather. Got my two water colors ready for the exhibition. In the evening went to see the Boston Artists pictures at the American Art Gallery. They seemed to create a favorable impression but I confess I was not much impressed by any display of the higher qualities in Art. 

Saturday 13. Still very cold. Went down to the dock and bought a cord of wood for 16.50 and did a variety of errands. Wrote on a paper on "Winter Walks" I am thinking of illustrating. Attended the annual meeting of the Century. Telegraphed home yesterday asking if I could stay. Full meeting. The whole regular ticket elected. Harold Potter elected 2" Vice President in place of Dr. Bellows. I was again elected as a trustee with all the old board The proposition to buy the Rossiter house after a little discussion which Mr. Tracy choked off was voted upon and lost by one vote. Immediately a syndicate of 8 or 10 members got together and agreed to take the property and it will be brought before the Club again. Very good collection of pictures. I sent my Jersey landscape. Saw Weir whose father is very ill. He thinks he will not recover. Rained when I came home. 

Sunday 14. Went home by Wallkill Valley. It rained when I left but soon cleared and became cold. Found my mother slightly improved. 

Monday 15. Went down to pay the taxes having barely sufficient money. My father had had a note of $78 protested which he gave for coal and I had to provide for that. Drew a note for 3 mos. to my father's order for $300. Bray said he would discount it only my father had a note of Trucks lying there protested so I had to pay that too and instead of paying about $400 I had to provide for nearly $600. I was in despair but feel better now although I cant bear such management. Came down by the 6.16 train. Cutting ice on the river but the ferry still open. Cold. 

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