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[[underline]] 1864 [[underline]]
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The excitement of the last raid has hardly subsided but alarming rumours are again afloat. Gen. Grant & Gen. Hooker are both in city as Mr. Bates informed us this evening and fear an attack upon the city
8th Mr. Tyler here last evening. Sherman forces repulsed at Atlanta. The paper commencing to call loudly for peace.
27th Father went to see the Chief Justice Taney. He think Pres. Lincoln will be reellected & that there will be revolution afterward  The people assured the right of liberty of speech.
29th Princeton.  Left home this morning Came on with poor Mrs. [[Dod?]] who has lost her son. another victim to this terrible war.
30th Father came to night from Phil. Mother & Nell at Germantown.
The democrats rejoicing over the nomination of Gen McClellen.
Sep 6th [[underline]] Shelter Island [[/underline]].  arrived here last Saturday evening in company with Father & Carry. Prof. Hosford's
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country establishment is a antirevolutionary abode and has been in the posession of his wifes family almost from the first settlement of the Island. It has been raining hard yesterday & to day but we have enjoyed the excellent & ancient library of the house exceedingly. Last night Prof. Hosford gave us some interesting anecdotes of Webster. Mr Feller saw him not long before he died at Marshfield. Webster had sent for him  Webster asked him if he would prefer talking in his library or to take a drive. Prof. Fellon chose he latter. As they went out Mr. Webster remembered he had not ordered dinner & asking Prof. Fellon to accompany him & going together into the kitchen he gave miniscule directions for the preperation of meal. He was very particular about his food & [[?]] several of his favorite dishes. They [[drove?]] over a very fine country & stopping at a very extended & beautiful view Webster said that many years before Fletchers mother he always thus spoke of his first wife sat 

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