Box 3
Contains 7 Results:
Winter is lingering and the river is still closed. When the steam boats run, a letter written at Kingston in the afternoon reaches him the next morning. Becoming greyer and graver at age forty-two. At urging of the trustees, recently attended laying of corner stone at a new academy in Jamaica, L.I.
Opens "Dear Madam." Reports that Augustus is well and in good spirits. He rises at 5 o'clock regularly and is pleased with the college and boarding house.
Hour for morning prayer is 6 o'clock. Three lectures a day. Jonathan (Hasbrouck, 1837) sends his love.
Hasn't written because Gus has written so regularly that it was unnecessary. Gus has killed the mouse that was keeping him awake nights. Corrects previous letter; only four killed in recent tornado. Several more have not recovered from wounds.
Uncle A. [Elmendorf] visited last week. Examinations to commence Monday; expect to be dismissed Thursday. Boats have stopped running from here to New York; stages go to Amboy to meet the boat there. Will spend holidays in New York if boats do not continue running as far as Kingston.
The sleighing has been good; the stage from here to Rahway goes on runners. Will not be able to save any apples for her visit, as he opened his barrel to find rot.
Warm weather; examinations begin on Monday. Election for commencement speakers on Wednesday will delay departure for New York. Dr. Janeway has returned from Albany.