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Monday July 12th 1875 note top right: left for Saratoga This has been a beautiful day. but warm -- all of us well. we are busy packing our trunks, Jamie is making purchases for Belle, she starts the same time we do, only in another Car. X Ada gone to sit again for Mr Golman. I have made my little twin Angells very Comfortable, and will leave them with Mrs Nicholson and Lena, Mr Badger, Sheridan and Shreve, all will remain at home. My Hunt all day sick in bed with fever and pain in his stomach, we finished our packing and left at half past five O. clock. had the large Drawing room, my party consisted of Mr Angell, Mattie Faulds, Ada, James, Tom Shreve, Hunt and myself, we said good bye to Mr Badger Sheridan & Shreve and soon we were out of sight. Mr Angell has been very kind to us, and we are very comfortable. we spent a very good night, Ada Mattie Hunt and myself occupied the drawing room. Belle was in the Car next to us, she has with her Mrs Fitch, Maggie John and her baby. she also had the drawing room, we kept up a visiting all day. Hunt had very X high fever all night, I think he must have cold. we went along safe and well all night, Mary and Emerson Tuttle with their Father are on the train. Tuesday July 13th 1875. + It is a beautiful sunny morning. but quite warm. all well but Hunt. he still has high fever, and at breakfast on the Car, after eating blackberries, he had quite a chill. and afterwards fever. Belle and John Harvey breakfasted with us. we had for breakfast, blackberries, strawberries, chicken, steak, Omelet fried and stewed potatoes, nice warm rolls Corn bread, Coffee and milk. I sent a letter to Mr Badger at Buffalo at Suspension bridge Niagara Falls. Belle and her family take another Car and go direct to Boston. we remain in our same Car and go to New York. just now every one has rushed to the doors and windows, as a lady was getting off the Car to get on another train she fell in a fit, and they picked her up and carried her in, it made for a moment quite an excitement. X Wednesday July 14th, 1875 I did not sleep well, Hunt had such a high fever all night, he is very sick, we were awakened by the Porter as we had to get off the Cars at seven, there was a large Stage Coach waiting for us, to take us across the ferry, it was a long ride, we went into a Restaurant X at the Union depot to get our breakfast, in going across the floor I fell flat down over a little step I did not see, all the children laughed -- I did not hurt myself