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I am most delightfully situated & thoroughly enjoy the Gen. good stories. Prof. ____ is also in the seat with us. He has left his place for a moment & his seat is taken by an individual in such shabby attire we question for a moment his social position but his courtesy & intelligence soon satisfy us on that point & prove the fallacy of the proverb that a tailor makes the gentleman. He is Mr. Boling a southern gentleman who joined us at the last station. Gen. Slaughter & several other southern gentlemen have also joined our party. A quaker gentleman the warmest republican among us stands [[in asyle?]] of the car with his arms about two of them listening & laughing heartily at some stories they are telling. His affectionate attitude speaking well for the return of Good feeling. We pass Brandy Station Culpeper Co House. Cedar Mt. where Jackson 
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[[start page]] fought Pope cross the Rapidan. Look with interest at he old co. house in wh. Maddison used to address the electors. This - Orange - is the first settled co. Its very small jails speak well for the morality of its people. Gen. Patterson says the prisoners sometimes run away with the jails. Am introduced to the President of the Railroad & some more of my travelling companions. Stop at Gordonsville. We are passing now the residence of Jefferson. It stands on a high hill not far from the road & must command a fine view of the surrounding country We catch only a glimpse of the house. pass Ravenna Stop at Charlottesville. The town has about 2000 inhabitants We see the college buildings I wonder if my friend S. DeVere Prof there has any recollection of this obscure individual
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