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with cold- did not go up town is snowing(?) so hard- made the acquinatance of Mrs Currie of Newport Is. of an old gentle man name unknown (Johnson?) Dancing in Saloon as usual in which we did not join- took a Lemonade & went to bed at 11 oclock. 23rd Spent about half the day at Shawneetown talking in length, the most of which was compared of coupe of chicken. They were so crowded together that many of the chickens died & were thrown over board, the conditions of their poor crowded chickens keeps me from going on deck as much as I otherwise would.