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[[strikethrough]] day. [[/strikethrough]] Townsend [[strikethrough]] wires, bill [[/strikethrough]]
^[[telephones from Washington]] [[red underline]] new Revenue Bill will not [[/red underline]] be rushed thru Senate and [[red underline]] we may have time to present [[/red underline]] objection.
Hot sticky weather. George continues better.
July 13. Very sticky sultry weather [[red underline]] Irritating conditions everywhere here in the house. [[/red underline]] Endless expenses and many help and so many things not attended to and slovenly.- [[red underline]] How I wish sometimes to live in a simple small house with one or two servants! [[/red underline]] This house appears more like a business enterprise badly run. Here I am spending every year about [[red underline]] $25000 [[/red underline]] with very little to show for it.- and what unnecessary complications.
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[[strikethrough]] July 14. More sticky weather and rain [[/strikethrough]]
[[red underline]] Three men and four women for only three persons [[/red underline]] in this house. Of course just now there is [[red underline]] George's [[/red underline]] illness and his nurse who [[strikethrough]] still spe [[/strikethrough]] creates further work. Sometimes it seems to me as if [[red underline]] any bachelor with two thousand Dollars a [[/red underline]] year income has more comfort and quietness than I have with all my present income and surroundings and noise and restlessness and responsibilities which do not permit me even to get away.
[[strikethrough]] July [[/strikethrough]]
Dictated most pressing letters and on afternoon went aboard the [[red underline]] Cygnet [[/red underline]] with Albert and James after purchasing more supplies
They stayed till dark fixing up things, then left while I remained on board over night. Beautiful moon light and