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I had a vivid impression that my dear Gertrude was at my side. As usual it was only a momentary impression but it seemed for that brief moment as though we had never been separated. There is some thing strange in the recurrence, at long intervals of these sudden but vivid suggestions of the actual presence of the long absent as though there had been no absence. This little poem which I cut from yesterdays Tribune is an expression of what I have always felt regarding Gertrude's death - that it came before she had known any great sorrow "but left the lees untasted."

Tuesday Apl. 29" 1890. Pleasant but cool - just above the freezing point as of this morning. Walked up to Kingston to meet a committee of Pratt post 9. AR in on monument business. Sharpe did not come nor did Tremper but we agreed to meet again at 4 P.M. - I saw Sharpe & Kenyon. Sharpe and I are to go to the Common Council on Friday evening. Stopped at Dr. Rocas who gave me an appointment for tomorrow at 10'. Walked back home via the Cemetery and at the time set rode up to Kingston again We were all present this time - Sharpe, Loughran and myself with the Com. of Pratt Post, Snyder, Shultis and Phinney the Commander. They want to take charge of the inauguration of the monument. Sharpe explained why the time had not been set. Frederick & Field fear there is to be a great strike on the 1" of May and if there is they cannot promise it. Are to let us know definitely the first week in May. He told them we had no authority to arrange the ceremonies but he had no doubt it could be so arranged that they could have the appointment of the Marshal and they wanted Col. John McEntee. This seemed to satisfy them.- We had breakfast in time for Downing and Evers to take the 6.30 boat but we are not to do it again. We are afraid our servant will rebel. They are going by the 7 boat hereafter. Sara got a carriage and she and Mrs Sheffield went up to Kingston to call at Mrs. Cross'. I saw Mr. Sheffield in the Surrogates office. I told him I was sorry to hear of his troubles and that I hoped he would come out of them. I was in the Supreme Court this forenoon and they were on his business - a swarm of lawyers and he looking very anxious.

Wednesday Apl. 30" Went up to Kingston to keep my appointment with Dr Rosa the dentist at 10 oclock. He filled one of my teeth for me and in an excellent manner I think. I did not get away until 1 o'clock. I rode down to Rondout to the post office and walked up home. I saw by the Freeman this evening that Dewey is to build on his lot. I wrote to Lucy and told her of my talk with Sedgwick.

Thursday May 1" 1890.
I wrote to Fanny Reed this morning correcting the dates in my last letter, as I had got them all wrong. Mailed Lucys letter. Tom and I took off the storm windows and put them in the garret in anticipation of having to tear down or remove the carriage house. We are going to let the fire in the hall go out and I told Tom not to put on any coal this morning. The weather is not very warm and in the afternoon seems to grow cooler and promise rain. I went down town to the post office. Girard and little Girard have gone out to Ed. Lanes. Today the trout season opens. I went down town after dinner to see Manterstock about moving the carriage house but am to see him again. I called at the bank to see Dewey but he had gone out of town. Manterstock told me he would like a lot here on the hill and I told him he had better take one. He inquired terms &c. and I think he may take one.
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Friday 2. Cold this morning - only one above the freezing point at 7. oclock. I think there must have been a frost. Down town and went to see Genl Sharpe on monument matters. Mr. Washburne had an open letter to Tom. Tremper in the Freeman last night criticising the Committee and everything connected with the affair. Tremper wants Sharpe to answer it but I hardly thought it worth while but did not care one way or the other. Sara and I went to Kingston at 1 30 to attend a meeting of the "Charities Aid" No one there beside ourselves, except the president Mr. Bevier and Miss Isabel Forsyth - Gus Reynolds came after we had adjourned. It is a beautiful day with wind N. and a decided chilliness

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-07-04 00:32:09 . "left the lees untasted" is from "The Early Dead". This was marked complete although full of [[?]] and transcription stopped in the middle of Tuesday Apl. 29" ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-07-04 14:05:01 found a few mistakes, misjudged the length and cannot finish reading through ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-07-04 22:05:26 .