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Dont know how it will turn out. Sent my little picture to Prof. Pumpelly and wrote to him Went to Mr. Gordens in the evening to meet Mr. Booker the British Consul General. There were a great many Scotch and English gentlemen present and of the artists only Eastman Johnson, Whittredge and myself. Whittredge and I walked down together and we talked in my room until 10 o'clock.

Wednesday May 2 1882 Went downtown to see about a lawn roller for the cemetery and wrote to Mr. Lindsley about it. In the afternoon went up to Dobbs Ferry by the 3 :30 train. Mr. Brace & Mrs. Carter were on the train. Arrived there met Mr. & Mrs. Brace, Emma and I took a walk in the woods and around by Mr. Villauds place. He is spending a great deal of money there but in a vulgar way it seemed to me. Took tea at Mrs. Braces and spen the evening returning by the 9:39 train. Whittredge came in in the morning and he and I talked of a trip out into the Kaatskills back of the Overlook by and bye.

Thursday 3 A warm pleasant day. I thought of going up to the art museum but just before I was ready to go George Coale came in. He seemed to me to have grown older and heavier. He talked awhile and then proposed going to the museum which we did. There are many interesting pictures there. A fine Gainsborough, A sir Johnson Reynolds and a portrait of Mary Wollstonecroft by Opie also a portrait of Van Raphael which is more interesting than I expected to find it, and there separated, Coale to go to his hotel and I to take a walk through the park which looked very pleasant and inviting today. I walked down to 6th Ave and took the elevated train to my studio. Coale had invited Hubbard and me to dine with him at the Union Square hotel. After dinner we went over to the Century and met Thompson who had been drinking but was not very bad.

Friday 4: A warm spring day. Went up to 152" St. by the L. road. Walked up to High bridge and crossed it to a restaurant near where I had lunch and then came back to my studio by the Northern and Elevated roads. In the evening attended a meeting of the Art Union at the Academy. About 40 artists were present. Passed two amendments to the constitution, one to prevent incoming debt and one for calling general meetings. A good feeling prevailed. A plan for the art union scheme was presented which was unanimously agreed to and all seemed pleased. Every indication seems 

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