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Tribune OBITUARY. Sept. 18, '83

LOUIS F. PELTON, M. D.
Louis F. Pelton, one of the most prominent physicians in Westchester County, died yesterday morning at his home in Mt. Kisco. He had practised  medicine in the town of Bedford for twenty-five years, was a member and censor of the Westchester County Medical Society, and one of the charter members of Kisco Masonic Lodge. During the Rebellion he was an examining surgeon under Captain W. W. Pierson, Provost Marshal of the district. He had also been the Coroner and a member of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County. He leaves a widow and two sons. [[/Obituary clipping]]

Saturday Sept. 8" 1883. The day has been cloudy and threatening but the wished for rain does not come. We are suffering a drought. The completion of the Northern Pacific rail road was celebrated today at a point beyond the Mullen Tunnel. Downing and I have been busy packing our camp articles and are all ready to start on Monday. My little picture has come which I am to give Lily McEntee for a wedding present. I am sorry I am afraid she will not understand why I do not wait for the wedding.

Sunday 9". A cool autumnal day clear and brilliant all signs of rain having passed, so cool that a fire in the dining room has been comfortable all day. My father, Mary and I attended service at the Presbyterian church. It was communion day and to our surprise my father remained and partook of the communion. He said Mr. Magees invitation was broad enough to include him and Mr. Magee said he intended to include him. Downing and I loaded all our things [[obscured]] wagon and brought them from my [[obscured]] house to be ready in the morning. We [[obscured]] We went down to John McEntee's to [[obscured]]cand spent the evening there. John [[obscured]] drive out to visit our camp.

Saturday Oct. 13" 1883
Downing and I started on our camping expedition on Sept. 10" and returned yesterday having gone nearly five weeks. We went to Mink Hollow via Mt. Pleasant where Mr. Millers team met us and took us to the spot we had selected for our camp about a mile and a half above his mill. We had two tents and lived very comfortably doing all our cooking and work ourselves. I painted every day and made twenty five studies. I never so thoroughly enjoyed painting from nature. The place was charming and grew upon me from day to day so that when we left I really had more subjects before me than when I came. But they were getting lonely at home and my mother I found was not as well as usual so we reluctantly came away. Eastman Johnson came last Tuesday and remained until we broke up camp and came home with me having thoroughly enjoyed his brief visit. The Autumn glory of color was at its height when we left and I would have been glad to stay and paint a while longer. It rained when we left and our things got pretty wet although it was not a violent rain. We got home about 5 o clock and found my father waiting 

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