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Wednesday 8th I am hoping we shall go to St Anthony tomorrow I wish you could join us ti's one of the prettiest spots on the globe and now is the time to see it before men have made what they ?an? improvements. Mr Tuttle resides there. Mrs T is sister to Sarah, and seems very much like one to me, a very good roomer Father has come in a time when we are all extremely busy, so we are not able to go about so much as I would wish, but I think it would be scandalous not to visit our capitol and St Anthony and another beautiful spot Fort Snelling, situated at the junction of the Minnesota or St Peters, and Mississippi rivers, the Fort itself is something to look at but it seems almost ridiculous to me that such strong fortifications should be built as a defence against the indians, ti's said however, that at the time was built there were apprehensions of an attack by the British, coming by way of red river where they have a settlement and down the Mississippi - by the time you get ready to visit smudged and sooner perhaps the steamboat above the Falls will be in operation and we will take a trip to "Crow Wing and fort Gaines