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Louisville Saturday Evening April 10th 1841 My dear Ann I can inform you that we arrived here this morning all safe after passing a Steam boatman's fatigue of a dark rainy night. I did not retire until 3'oclk image and was up again before daylight so you can very readily imagine how I passed the night__I thought myself the contrast between steam boating, and being retired with you, was very considerable. We have been playing loose and fast here at the landing all day, under pretense of leaving, by so doing we have nearly every berth taken, both in the Ladies and Gentlemen's Cabin, just before I commenced writing I gave my large family notice that the "Goddess" would not depart until morning. This was a little shock at first but they soon got the better of it, after relishing a good supper which was good them, and all seemed quite cheerful again. We shal leave tomorrow morning Sunday about 10 o'ck without fail, and