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Friday July 31 1874

Today has been beautiful so different from yesterday, it has been calm and sunny, all of us well we remained at home today I sewed a little and wrote a little at twelve o'clock Mr and Mrs Hutchinson and Mr Westcott all returned to Boston their loss and Mr Tewksbury will be felt quite long. Our New York party talk of leaving tomorrow at four o'clock we all went to the Beach to see David Faulds James Faulds and Tom Shreve go in bathing for the first time they enjoyed it very much. Our New York party went Fishing and got right sick. Mattie Belle received papers from Mr Unclear in Chicago I wrote to Mr Badger and also to my Father and Mother.

Saturday August 1st 1874

Today has been lovely, all of us well. I wrote to my boys and also to Josie Leiter at Newport. I received a letter from Pa and one from Mr Badger. We saw on the Porch and wrote letters, about eleven o'clock Mrs Seabrey drove up in the Phaeton and also several ladies and 2 daughters and one boy. Very nice people and quite rich, I walked to the Beach in the unclear but it sprinkled and we returned. My sister Belle walked to Denniss but she complained it was too long. At seven o'clock it rained and thundered, tonight we are in the Parlour paying games. My daughter Belle and unclear also my Ada have all gone to Lake Forest and take their Carriage 4 horses and baby crib.

Sunday Aug 2

It poured rain last night but today it is bright and sunny, all of us well. There is no church this morning, the Pastor has vacation. This afternoon Dr Hulse of Louisville will preach at the Hotel it is very quiet here today just like Sunday. We had a nice dinner at three we went into the parlour and all the boarders and family came in and Dr Hulse gave us a very nice lecture. Some people from Denniss came up to hear him at five o'clock it poured rain and a beautiful rainbow came out, the sunsets here are something grand after tea we went into the parlour and sang.