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                                                                first day                                                       [July 24, 1863]

My dear Amy

                       I know by this time thee feels

anxious to hear from me how I would love to talk with thee today - I would tell thee a lot [previous 4 words underlined] of things the first I will tell thee of my arrival I soon reached Lockport after leaving Isaac at the depot - found no trouble in storing my things - and walked off - by my little paper guide to Niagara St, found Mrs. Bennett without any trouble - - she had been many times to the car to meet me but had almost given me up - - she was however very glad to see me - and I had to devote the afternoon to riding a lady friend of hers thought I must look over the town to enjoy myself [underlined] so she kindly came in a beautiful carriage & we rode all over a lovely country - the town is very pleasant too I came back somewhat tired - and we soon went to our room to talk over matters - Sunday morning came, I had asked this lady - (a presbatirian) Mrs. Mansfield - to accompany me to [struck out] the [struck out] with Mrs Bennett - to this meeting - progressive [triple underlined] meeting - they had never heard of it, so I explained it as well as I could as being something very nice [both words underlined] - we went, in good spirits - to a hall, they looked in some paper, and found it advertised - - but of all - looking people [entire phrase underlined] - the hall done pretty well - it was about half full - we got there rather late, and found Levis Burts [?] preaching - about spirits having hands, and handling him and his wife, his sermon was a very long one - after he sat down a man rose, I thought for a long time it was Miro Codding [?] - every once in a while Mrs Stewart would gabber [jabber?] something - we asked each other what that ment, a woman sat near us, [scribbled out] told us it was a crazy man - that he would do no harm - O Amy thee can't tell