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Hubbard. Mr. Davis from Shokan who told me Harvey Ladew left an estate of four million. He was a school friend of mine and was struck with paralysis at the sale of my pictures in March and died a few days after. We did not accomplish a great deal at the meeting except that we were all opposed to the law permitting the Supervisors to build a new building for the care of the Insane. We gave the members a lunch of sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and strawberries and all seemed to have enjoyed the social part of the gathering  

Saturday June 16" 1888. I had a man cut out the tops of the trees on the side hill which had begun to obstruct the view. He got discouraged and found another man to help him who was a far more energetic man. It was a very hot day and the work very hard. I paid him $3.25 and he settled with his man. Marion came by the Powell. Mr. Wortman sent me a paper on Gifford he had written for some newspaper.

Sunday 17" Picked the first peas today from the planting of Apl. 23. Wrote to Lucy and replied to a note from Rev. Dr. Wortman of Saugerties.

Monday 18 Went to N.Y. by the day boat. At Pokeepsie Maj. Wilkinson and his wife, and Mr. Bachelder and his wife, nee Lily Wilkinson came on board. It was the 21" anniversary of the Major and Julias Wedding day and they were going to West Point for the day to return by the Powell in the evening. They wanted me to go with them. It added greatly to the pleasure of my sail down the river to meet them. When I arrived in N.Y. it was very hot. I got a poor dinner at the Hotel Martin in University Place, a much vaunted restaurant. I did not go to Marys fearing I might stumble upon J.T. but went around to the club instead where I met Perry, Bradford and Maynard. Staid at my room but it was very hot until towards morning when the wind sprang up freshly from the N.W. 

Tuesday 19". I breakfasted at the Brevart house very comfortably (but rather expensively) Oh Lord! I wish I didnt like the best things. After breakfast I went around and saw Mary and Calvert. J.T. had not been there since and Mary felt sure he had gone home. I wanted Mary to go down to see the "Wild West and Buffalo Bill" but she did not care to as she was very busy so as it was a fine breezy day I went up after Eastman Johnson and he agreed to go. We were to meet at the Staten Island ferry at 1. Meanwhile he had a little work to do and I went to the Yandell Gallery to see the summer collection of pictures and also to see Miss Durfee. She was not there. Some of the pictures were to me simply idiotic - one of Homer Martins called a "Waterfall" was worse than bad and many of the things were utterly wanting in the first elements of beauty as I regard beauty. I should be ashamed to put my name to some of the crude and hasty daubs there. I went to the Century and wrote Miss Durfee a note telling her what two small pictures she might have for her Round Lake exhibition and as a consequence I was a little late at the Staten Island ferry where Eastman was awaiting me. We had a nice sail down to the island. Buffalo Bill was on board, a fine large handsome man. We went by train to Erastina and all for 10 cents. We looked about among the tents and the horses for awhile and had a little talk with the old scout who piloted Brigham Young to Salt Lake and got seats for 25cts extra on the grand stand. The whole thing was extremely interesting and there was an air of genuineness about 

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