Sunday June 30th
My dear Sister,
The blessed day of respite from
worldly cares has come again – I am more
than usually at leisure to day Grandpa having
gone to Seneca Falls – Willie drove him over
in the buggy yesterday – N. B – the Buggy has
been newly painted and varnished – They
are to come home tomorrow – My house cleaning
is nearly finished for which I am thankful –
I have moved into the new room, your room,
for the present – I find it much more
accessible to the persons who are continually
seeking instructions about work which is
now down two pair of stairs – I had
become quite lame with this kind of exercise –
Henry was so ill when he left home that I
felt much relieved to get a letter last night
saying he was in Washington, Thursday morning
and well though very much fatigued – I
do not think this rapid traveling is any
benefit to him – He says the boys are well
and that Augustus wishes to sail next month
but did not say that was determined upon –
Indeed he had not seen either Augustus or
Fred, as he drove directly to the Capitol

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Dont you think Sidney Evans

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Editorial Note

Either John S. Evans

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John Evans

Certainty: Possible

or James Sidney Evans

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James Evans

Birth: 1816-02-15 Death: 1857-08-25Certainty: Possible

called and left
his card last Thursday without any message
whatever – It was just like him

where he found Mr Schoolcraft who made
this communication – I thought Frances
was going to Albany and that you were
coming out here – what has become of these
arrangements – I was very sorry you had
so much company that hot week – I wish
every one felt as much more comfortable
at home at such times as I do – That
hot Wednesday when I could not think
of dressing myself the ladies here were out
making calls in full dress – Mrs Massie
and Miss Hobbie called here but I could
not see them – Miss Hobbie apologized for
coming at such an unreasonable time the next
time I saw her – She took tea with me
Friday – I sent for Clarence but he was not
to be found – I have not seen him since Henry
went away until yesterday – his cough is
better but he seems rather unhappy –
Willie and I went home with Miss Hobbie –
Dear little Fannie sits by my side shelling
peas for dinner she says they left her all
alone down stairs so she took her basket
and came up to me – Willies lamb is bleating
most piteously for want of company, he
is a pretty creature but about as troublesome
as pets generally are – I persuaded Willie to
give the ducks to Mr Kimberlee again, as I
find it impossible to keep water for them here

he took them over but they will not stay, they
seem to prefer plenty of corn to plenty of water –
The little bantems are two of them consigned to
Fanny – they and the kittens have their own
quarrels – Fanny and I went to Clara’s to
tea yesterday afternoon – we had a nice visit –
I suppose Pa would like to have Catherine come
over now while we are alone – I will write
to her as soon as I hear again from Washington –
I do not want Hewson – I do not think
men have any faculty for visiting – and he
I do not like any way – Only think of George
Seward visiting two months and doing nothing
else – It seems to me a conclusive proof of
great ineficiency – I doubt very much
whether Clarence is married this Fall – he
seems to have some misgivings himself – it
is undoubtedly better for him to get fairly
established in business first –
I went last Wednesday to Tom Howes when
I saw Mrs Rudd – who is here indefinitely –
I think she is more agreeable or rather less
disagreeable than she was during the Dr’s
life time – I also went to see Mrs H. Smith –
She says Henry cannot live long, but he is still
about town – Caroline was arrayed for sixty –
Mrs Smith told me a story of by gone times
of which I did not believe a word – I
will tell it to you one of these days –

I made one or two calls more and came home
exceedingly tired – Every day some one comes –
Yesterday Miss Bissel called while I was out
She is keeping house for Mrs William Hills
while she is on a jaunt East – Mrs Eleazer
and family continue at the Auburn House –
I called last week to see Mrs Watrous
who continues to afford gossip for the town
She was very glad to see me – seemed much
depressed in spirits – Of course I made no
allusion to her affairs, as she did not – I
have not seen Mrs Hicox yet – she and the
Dr called but I was cleaning house –
I like the Dr because he medicates Mrs
Watrous – whether she is faulty or not
it shows magnanimity in him – Generally
men all take sides against a woman
who is so assailed – I think they are afraid
if they encourage rebellion that they may
have trouble in their own families – Dr Hicox
does not seem to be afraid that his wife
will quarrel with him – This course of the
men of course makes the weaker sex turn against
the woman, so the man has all the support
which he ought to be ashamed to solicit –
so the world goes – I have never seen an instance
of the kind when the woman was not the most censured –
I have not seen Mr Blatchford except in Church –
Love to Frances – Your own Sister –

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I wrote to Mrs Miller

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Elizabeth Miller

Birth: 1798-10-05 Death: 1885-05-03Certainty: Probable

and left the
math of Sarah’s

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Sarah Avery

Birth: 1835-03-18 Death: 1919Certainty: Probable

coming to her –