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do not possess the white marble or beautiful | do not possess the white marble or beautiful | ||
bricks of Baltimore but their buildings evince | bricks of Baltimore but their buildings evince | ||
private taste & a | private taste & a pervading public esprit. | ||
The Bumet | The Bumet house is a magnificient hotel | ||
of Palladian architecture - adorned with the | of Palladian architecture - adorned with the | ||
finest mirrors, gilding, marble pavements & | finest mirrors, gilding, marble pavements & | ||
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comfort the less ostentatious "Inn". Prosperity | comfort the less ostentatious "Inn". Prosperity | ||
and progress are everywhere evident & | and progress are everywhere evident & | ||
the long line of steam boats & piles of mer | the long line of steam boats & piles of mer- | ||
chandise on the levee , the bustle of | chandise on the levee , the bustle of | ||
passing crowds, the whizz and whirr of fac- | passing crowds, the whizz and whirr of fac- | ||
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of strangers & a strange city one grasps | of strangers & a strange city one grasps | ||
the hand of a fellow citizen with peculiar | the hand of a fellow citizen with peculiar | ||
tenacity - May 14- Left | tenacity - May 14- Left Cincinnati on the | ||
Ben Franklin, a "crack boat"-- & arrived | |||
in Louisville by 10 1/2 but remained on | in Louisville by 10 1/2 but remained on | ||
board until the morning - Old gentleman | 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 pervading public esprit. The Bumet house is 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 on the Ben Franklin, a "crack boat"-- & arrived in Louisville by 10 1/2 but remained on board until the morning - Old gentleman