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the material | the material used being mostly a species | ||
of free stone of a light | of free stone of a light drab colour - They | ||
do not | do not possess the white marble or beautiful | ||
bricks of | bricks of Baltimore but their buildings evince | ||
private taste a prevading public | private taste & a prevading public esprit. | ||
The Bumet houseis a | The Bumet houseis a magnificient hotel | ||
of | of Palladian architecture - adorned with the | ||
finest mirrors gilding marble pavements | finest mirrors, gilding, marble pavements & | ||
finest furniture .The | finest furniture. The accomodations | ||
are | are excellent I should have preferred for | ||
comfort the less ostentatious "Inn". Prosperity | |||
and | and progress are everywhere evident & | ||
the long line of steam boats | the long line of steam boats & piles of mer | ||
chandise on the | chandise on the levee , the bustle of | ||
passing crowds, the whizz and whirr of fac- | |||
tories and the elegant stores, bank buildings | |||
& public halls give token of a brilliant | |||
future to the | future to the Queen city of the West.- | ||
To | To Wm. F. [unclear} Mr Ste[erasure] grandson of [unclear] | ||
Longworth I am | Longworth I am indebted for kindness - altho | ||
not very intimate with | not very intimate with Mr & Mrs Dale of | ||
Baltimore I met them with great pleasure | |||
accidentally at the hotel -In the | accidentally at the hotel - In the midst | ||
of strangers | of strangers & a strange city one grasps | ||
the hand of a | the hand of a fellow citizen with peculiar | ||
tenacity - May 14- Left cincinnati in the | |||
Ban Franklin a | Ban Franklin a "crack boat"-- & arrived | ||
in | in Louisville by 10 1/2 but remained on | ||
board until the morning - | board until the morning - Old gentleman | ||
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the material used being mostly a species of free stone of a light drab colour - They do not possess the white marble or beautiful bricks of Baltimore but their buildings evince private taste & a prevading public esprit. The Bumet houseis a magnificient hotel of Palladian architecture - adorned with the finest mirrors, gilding, marble pavements & finest furniture. The accomodations are excellent I should have preferred for comfort the less ostentatious "Inn". Prosperity and progress are everywhere evident &
the long line of steam boats & piles of mer
chandise on the levee , the bustle of passing crowds, the whizz and whirr of fac- tories and the elegant stores, bank buildings & public halls give token of a brilliant future to the Queen city of the West.- To Wm. F. [unclear} Mr Ste[erasure] grandson of [unclear] Longworth I am indebted for kindness - altho not very intimate with Mr & Mrs Dale of Baltimore I met them with great pleasure accidentally at the hotel - In the midst of strangers & a strange city one grasps the hand of a fellow citizen with peculiar tenacity - May 14- Left cincinnati in the Ban Franklin a "crack boat"-- & arrived in Louisville by 10 1/2 but remained on board until the morning - Old gentleman