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and every thing has been done to entertain us hospitably. Weir and I each painted a picture on the walls in the dining room of the hotel. I have tried to enjoy myself and to be content but I confess to a heavy hearted feeling a part of the time. I could not help contrasting these with the days when I used to go there with Gertrude and Gifford and all our old friends. I doubt I could stay there now alone and if Weir had not remained there I could not have staid. We met many pleasant people The Misses Miller of Newark, Mr Leavitt & wife and her sister Miss Kesth with her father and brother, Dr and Mrs. Guernsey and Miss Guernsey, Mrs. Van Renssalaer and her son and her sister Miss Griswold were also there and Miss Emma Thursby and her sister and Mrs Appleton. Altogether it was a notable occasion which I am glad to have taken part in. We had delightful weather all the time. A sense of Melancholy comes over me to come back home again which I try to resist. I find a letter from Mrs Darley, one from Church wanting me to come up there. I have written to the agents Philips and Wills about spending $25 advertising our place. The grass which Carroll was to have cut two months ago is not yet cut but he promises to do it. I have sold it to him on this field for $10, he to cut it and get it in and have given him the privilege of putting it in our barn until he wants it. Now I am thinking of going out to the mountains for some sketching and have written to find out about Seagers on Dry brook. Wrote to Mary Gifford at Sagg P.O. L.I.

Tuesday July 10" 1888. Went down town and then on to Chester St to see how the grading is progressing. Girard advises that we cut off the angle in Chester St where our property joins Wolfers, the street being ten feet wider over our property than the rest of it. Went up to the City hall to see Mr. Sears the engineer but could not find him. Am doubtful whether it is desirable and it will have to go before the Common Council to make it legal. Our grass is not cut yet. Carroll to whom I sold it said he was promised it would be cut today but it is not. I begin to fear it wont be cut at all. Have written Church I will come up for a day whenever he wishes me to. 

Wednesday 11" We have heard today that Grant Van Deusen who has been ill for a year past and had several hemorrhages of late, had a very severe one today which has greatly alarmed the family. It has been hot with a high wind from the South. Dr Chalkers house was entered by thieves last night. 

Thursday 12 I received a reply from Phillips & Wills the real estate agents who advised me to have the place inspected by them as it would cost only the fare. I wrote them to come Friday as they proposed, and they also advise us to advertise. Harry and I went down town together this morning. The note of the executors to S. Abbey & Sons comes due on Saturday. I saw John about it. He and I signed a new note for the old one, without interest for 3 mos. and I sent it to New York for Calvert to sign. Finally Carroll has sent a man with a mowing machine to cut the grass which should have been cut two weeks ago. It will be badly done. Grant Van Deusen died today about noon. It seemed to me yesterday his days were numbered but I did not think he would be called away so soon. I have been over to the Cemetery trimming the grass on dear Gertrudes, my Fathers and Mothers and Maurices graves. The soil is so poor nothing grows not even the grass and it is discouraging to try to do anything. The Phlox I planted 

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