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Elyria Aug. 31st 1853 Dear Sister Lucy, I find myself at this temporary stop on my journey safe, well and quite refreshed this morning from the effects of night travel and fatigue, - arrived at this delightful spot yesterday noon in company with Emily Coleman having had throughout a most comfortable and pleasant journey: fine visit at Westfield though to be sure very short only from Sat noon till Mond night, for we took the cars at eleven P.M. so as to reach here in the day-time. Every body was glad to see me. Mr. Rumsey's family are full of trouble. All his property is under the hammer and he is gone to seek his livelihood in a new place and the peculiar bitterness of it is stress it is through his foolish trust in nephew who had before proved himself a villain: he professed a reform, induced his uncle to go into partnership with him and trust him with all the business and has now swindled him out of all property while people all blame Mr. Rumsey for undertaking with him at all. I call the villain a keen fellow. The same Argyle property was in part secured; he sends Mariette to Willoughby to complete her education so as