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  annotation Cynthia (?) /annnotation
  Board Ship Mahattan 
  Tues. Morning 

Mary, darling,

  We are having a very agreeable voyage. I have formed some pleasant acquaintances. The lady whom you fancied so much lodges next to me She is very cordial, and never aludes to the work to which I am hastening. I heard her call the waiter the first night, and as he didn't hear her, I got her a glass of water, for which she she seemed more than grateful. She was very sick. So was I before I retired but quietness relieved me. Our passage during the first night, and a part of yesterday Sunday was quite rough _ Nearly all felt the effects. For a long time now we have had smooth sailing, and one after another our passengers come out to swell the numbers in sitting room and at meals.