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At the tea-table became acquainted with Mr Howell and
Mr Barnard who are boarding with Aunt. The first is
a gentleman of considerable property but is an old bachelor
a fact that quite spoils him for Martha who infinitely
the younger handsomes, but has wealthy gentleman.
The had made an engagement with to attend a play at
Castle Garden this evening and therefore they left
immediately after tea. Mr Barnard invited me to
accompany them but of course, I declined and spent
the evening with Aunt playing backgammon. Not being
well she retired early and I went up to my room and
had an hour or and retired. Martha and her escort did
not reach home till twelve o'clock.
Wednesday July 7th Very warm. Martha and I rose early
I was not very well. Uncle left immediately after
breakfast on a trip to Saratoga. Martha and I spent
the day very pleasantly together. She is lively, talkative
and very interesting in her manner. Mr Kibben? called
in the morning. Natty came over to tea spent an hour
or two very pleasantly with us and accompanied me
home - we arrived safely about ten o'clock and I at
once retired very much fatigued. - I forgot to say that
in the morning Aunt gave me a linen sheet spun and
woken by her grandmother when quite young and which
must therefore be now between seventy- and eighty-years old
She gave it to me, I being the youngest daughter, with a request that
I would preserve it carefully and finally give it to my youngest daughter
to be preserved in this same way for
the sake of old times. All this I willingly
promised, being very fond of antiquities.

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