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Friday evening when I am to go and he will see to my getting the grade of Chester St. He thinks these lots the most eligible in Rondout and that they will not sell until the street is graded, advises me to give some good fellow a lot if he will build on it, which I am willing to do. I drove Lucy and Sara out to make some calls this afternoon. We went to the Ludlums where I did not go in. From there we went to Ned Tomkin's but saw only Mrs. Snyder. We drove to Mrs Lindsleys but she was not at home when we came home through the Strand. Sedgwick and I drove up to the station to meet Andrews after tea. He had stopped to see Jamie at his school and at West Point. Sedgwick told me with a keen sense of humor of some of the packers and Indians at [[Gaston?]] and I advised him to write some of these reminiscences and send them to the Harpers "Young People" They would be very original and entertaining. He and Tom have been getting in the beets in the garden, he with his goat and wagon against Tom with his wheelbarrow. Sedgwick has dropped his watch in his work and is greatly troubled about it, but I hope he may find it tomorrow. It has been a mild and most lovely day.

Tuesday Nov. 2" 1886. Election day. Pleasant and mild but somewhat damp. Too much so we thought for my father to go to the polls although he did subsequently. I went and voted with Girard and down to his office to get tickets for N.Y. and went down in the noon train. Went to Eastmans from whom I got a card saying he would expect me and also a letter from him enclosing his check for $254 for my half of the picture "Children in the Wood" we painted together several years ago and which was sold in Minneapolis. We went to the "G.B." dinner in honor of Mr. Gordon at Delmonico's at 7. There were 24 or 25 present among whom were Judge Sedgwick who presided with Judge Speir at the other end of the table. I sat next on the left of Judge Sedgwick with Mr. Gordon on his right. Next was Eastman and then Collins. Marbury, Berman, Dr. Otis, Robbins, [[Sutherbury?]], Lord, Bishop, Judge Howland, Anderson, Newbury, Noyes, McDonough and others. We had a nice dinner and lots of other dinners were going on and a great Jewish Wedding Reception down upon which we could look from a balcony. Mr. Gordon in response to his health drunk made a few graceful and appreciative remarks. At dinner the election returns came in showing that Hewitt was elected mayor, George polling a large vote and Roosevelt behind. I was sure he was defeated when I found all the old Republicans with few exceptions voting for Hewitt. After the dinner Collins, Eastman and I walked up to the Union League Club to hear the news which was substantially the same, and then rode up to Eastmans and went to bed about midnight.

Wednesday 3." This morning Eastman and I went down to the Battery and took a boat to the Statue of Liberty. It was a fine mild day and the great figure looked fine and commanding. It is certainly a grand and impressive object. We spent half an hour there walking about and looking at it from all points and then returned and called on Booth at the Victoria Hotel. He had gone out and we left our cards and Eastman went home and I to Marys where I found her, Marion and Bowyer at lunch. Spent some time there, then to Wilmonts to see about my pictures and ordered two little frames for sketches for Alidas fair for the home. Then to Eastmans after my satchel and came home by the 4.15 train. Tom met me at the station to my great satisfaction. After my supper, Sara, Lucy, Andrews and I called on the Cantines.

Thursday 4" Lucy is packing her trunks and they are to go tomorrow night at 9 o clock. I can hardly bear to think of it and all through the day it has recurred to me. I went over to see Rich'd Van Gaasbeck about being at the Common Council tomorrow night to see about the grade of Chester St. and it was arranged so that I need not be there as I want to go to the station with Lucy and John. I wrote to Booth and sent Eastmans check to the Bank of the Metropolis. I am now much interested in getting Chester St. graded and saw Henry and arranged with him to work for me if I conclude to do it. I am in hopes to sell lots there when this is done and perhaps in this way work out of our perplexing position. I talked with my father about it and he showed a great interest in it and thought it a good thing to do - Tuesday was the anniversary of my mothers death and our wedding day. I thought of both       

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