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Page 3 scratched out text scratched out text [scratched out text]] We returned home and spent the evening in playing on the piano and singing. 21st We spent the forenoon with Mrs Moseley and Catherine and started about two for the Troy boat, on our way we stopped in Mr Amisworth's? store who treated us with wine unknown and were joined by him and Charles, who accompanied us to the boat. The boat started about three, and after 25 minutes very pleasant sailing we arrived in Troy, which from the river appeared to be quite a place. There were many new houses going up along the banks of the river, and most of the houses near where we landed appeared to be new. We went on board the canal boat which lay but a few steps from the steamboat landing. The cabin was very small, but neatly furnished having 3 windows on either side, with blinds and curtains, two immovable settees which contained bedding carved wood stools a looking glass and stove not forgetting the carpet & curtain which we could draw, and thus divide the gents from the ladies cabin. Upon the whole it looked much better than I expected. Papa could not find his box of docks or weights, and had to go off and leave them the forwarders promising to send them on in the next boat. We started about 5 o'clock though Papa or the Captain were not on board, which gave us a no small uneasiness, but we soon learned that a canal boat was not like a steamboat and that there was no danger of them being left far behind. When we started there were four passengers beside ourselves, two old ladies being mother and daughter a young lady named Harriet Spencer and a young man by name Mr Holmes