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Dr. & Wife & Child, & Dr. Hotchkiss & wife; late of Nashville, oldest & most celebrated physician in this part of the State. Who is Uncle to the Dunnings. These with plenty some 10 of Children, Dr. H's & Mrs. Hurds' make quite a family. We went there & got Dinner, and staid. There also came soon afterward Judge Underwood, Old Edg. Bond of Carlyle; Editors of Nashville & Sparta Papers, and half a dozen other principal guests, as to the best stopping place in Town. Pleasant & Sociable Company. In the Evening, in fact all night nearly, was a great Ball at a tavern house near by, where partitions being removed, large Numbers danced on rough floors, or out on a mess of sawdust under the trees; a few miserable brass instruments (called a Band) for music, & other adjuncts probably in proportion. Well every body danced but this one. Mr. Smith, Mr. Post, Mr. Rowley! Given Dunham etc. etc. etc. till Morning. This humble individual "did them the honor" to go over about 9 oclock and look on a few minutes, then returned with half concealed amusement, to a very comfortable bed, which he enjoyed finely, slightly disturbed about daylight by the attempts of sundry wearied gentlemen of his acquaintance to find room for recumbent positions. Next day 5th it was amusing to see 'em. I spend the day in various business at the Station. Smith, Rowley & Post mainly asleep. Dunham at the Station with me fell asleep on the ground almost as I was talking with him. Next day 6th we returned hither. Friday & Saturday plenty busy in Office, with Monthly business, Estimates Pay Rolls etc. etc. There - I believe I have given you quite an account of the Fourth of July and the whole week in which it happened. Such a long winded description you will hardly have patience to read, so hastily & badly written I am very much obliged to you for your account of your journey & visit to Milo; and so doubtless is Charles. He does not get any letters from home lately because I expect they expect him home; & so I showed him your letter. The only trouble was you did not write enough about it: you now you stretch our your writing so that a little fills up the line & page. You did not make a very long visit did you? (it was longer than Fourth of July, which you had made it so on Paper. I believe I must scold. "Haven't I told you always to write Proper Names distinctly? names of persons, places & books? How can I tell what book you gave to Albina!