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His son in law, a tall raw boned Yankee, of rather amiable qualities is misnamed Petty-john, but John is unfortunately of enormous altitude & jointed after the manner of a steam engine His motions, actions, & voice are all on the ponderous, hard, & [[harsh?]] style of execution as musicians would say. He walks the floor & an earthquake | His son in law, a tall raw boned Yankee, of rather amiable qualities is misnamed Petty-john, but John is unfortunately of enormous altitude & jointed after the manner of a steam engine His motions, actions, & voice are all on the ponderous, hard, & [[harsh?]] style of execution as musicians would say. He walks the floor & an earthquake seems approaching, he asks me for the salt & I am startled by a trumpet blast, Night and morning we have prayer & singing (be it far from me to ridicule any one's devotions,) [[crossed out - but]] & after "brother Prescott who is short & [[pursey?]] & wears large silver spectacles & an expression of devotional contentment, has closed the books & announced the hymn, son in law starts off, instant in full blast & hard at it as tho' | ||
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His son in law, a tall raw boned Yankee, of rather amiable qualities is misnamed Petty-john, but John is unfortunately of enormous altitude & jointed after the manner of a steam engine His motions, actions, & voice are all on the ponderous, hard, & harsh? style of execution as musicians would say. He walks the floor & an earthquake seems approaching, he asks me for the salt & I am startled by a trumpet blast, Night and morning we have prayer & singing (be it far from me to ridicule any one's devotions,) crossed out - but & after "brother Prescott who is short & pursey? & wears large silver spectacles & an expression of devotional contentment, has closed the books & announced the hymn, son in law starts off, instant in full blast & hard at it as tho'