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Box 3

Contains 7 Results:

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1

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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.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2

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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.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3

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Hour for morning prayer is 6 o'clock. Three lectures a day. Jonathan (Hasbrouck, 1837) sends his love.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 4

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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.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5

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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.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 6

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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.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 7

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Warm weather; examinations begin on Monday. Election for commencement speakers on Wednesday will delay departure for New York. Dr. Janeway has returned from Albany.