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live with us and Abraham Dubois, colored who also lived with us. The burial was private at 7 o clock and he was carried to his grave on the same bier and over the same route as my mother Gussie &  Gertrude. We had Tom, our man, Henry Stuerke, Frederick, John's man, and Chris Leonard carry him and John McEntee, Girard, Calvert, Bowyer [[strikethrough]] Downing (who Jamie Andrews [[/strikethrough]] followed and assisted Mary & Sara and Girards children followed. Nannie and I rode over Jamie Andrews driving us. There were no services at the grave. It had grown cool and he was laid by my mothers side with no ceremony and so passed from our earthly life our dear father, full of years, full of honors, a blessed memory to his children. Downing came by City of Kingston after the service.

Sunday July 3. 1887. Not so hot as yesterday and a breeze blowing. We assembled in the parlor about noon, Mary, Calvert, Sara, Girard, Downing, Jamie Andrews, and I and I read my fathers will. He divides his property equally among his children. He had me charged with $6000 which he reached by a codicil, Mary $4,500 not reached, but cancelled a mortgage he held. Sara charged with $5,000 but reached for her dutiful services to her mother, Lucy $2,000 but not reached. Girard a note of $2,500 reached by a codicil. We hardly understand what their charges are for. Gussie he has charged with $3,000 not reached. We think he had some theory in his mind measuring and adjusting what he had done for each of us either for our living or our education or advantages. I think the will very simple and direct and it was evidently written from some clear conception in his mind. John McEntee, Calvert and I are executors. John came up this afternoon and we read the will to him and have agreed to go to the surrogates office with it on Tuesday as the first step. Girard had a daughter born to him this morning about 9 o'clock. Florence.

Monday 4" Picked the peas this morning. We had breakfast at 6:30 so that Bowyer could take the train to Albany where he is to spend the day. Calvert Jamie and I went up to Coddingtons dock on one of the little boats at 8:15 and got home by 11:30 having had a pleasant sail. I walked down to the boat and from Coddingtons dock down to the camp along the beach and back to the boat over the hill. There was only Leonard Drake in camp. Downing, Grant, & others having gone to Barrytown. Received a letter from Mr. Sawyer in answer to mine announcing my fathers death, and my father and I each received invitations to attend the Clinton Centennial Celebration. I acknowledged the receipt of the invitations to Prof. North and told him my fathers came after he was in his grave. It has been very hot today but with a strong south wind. I feel very weak in my left side which seems more helpless than usual. It may be from over fatigue. I wrote to Eastman Johnson. I am disappointed that I hear nothing from Booth. It is now more than a month since he wrote and I answered his letter.

Tuesday 5" I had a kind letter from Booth today and answered it at once. I have been extremely weak. It is a showery day. Tom got the celery plants of Mr. Tomkins and has set them out. Calvert John and I took my fathers will to the Surrogate and had an interview
[[left margin]] Set out celery. [[/left margin]]

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