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Teusday July 28, 1874 note top right: Mattie F. Aug 1st This morning I rose at seven, and went to breakfast when the bell rang at half past seven. They give us here at the Cape Cod Bay House excellent fare. The house is kept by Mr Lufkin and his wife son and Daughter and Husband named Pratt keep the house and their Granddaugther Eva waits on table with her friend Emma, we are treated like family, the Hotel belongs to this Gentleman. After breakfast we all walked to the Woods, then returned home and wrote, Mr Williams a Swede Gentleman of New York is here and we like him very much. There were several new arrivals, I think the fishing here is excellent, we walked to the Beach and then home for the evening. I received a letter today from Mattie Sheridan, she leaves our home and goes to her Mother to live with her this week, she has finished school. Wednesday July 29, 1874. Today has been cloudy with occasional rain. We remained at home all day, and made Hunt a new blue shirt. There were several new arrivals today. After tea we remained on porch and in the parlour until nine all the party are playing games in the parlour but Hunt I put to bed. We are all well. My daughter Belle and family also Ada talk of going to spend sometime at Lake Geneva Wisconsin. My boy Sheridan has gone into the Pullman Palace Car Office as collector, he gets five dollars a week, he is delighted, it is his first work, he is fifteen years old. Shreve is at home he drives some of the horses every day. Thursday July 30, 1874. It poured rain last night but this morning the sun came out and the air as beautiful by the wind was very high. Every one went to the Beach to see the Surf it was grand its dashed us just like at Long Branch. The tides were high, we all went down and then we sat on the porch and played with sand in the afternoon we played Croquet then went again to the beach. The tide was very low and we walked out over rocks and enjoyed it very much Mr Tewksbury left much to the regret of the young ladies.