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Wednesday 18th Oct. 19th I would say /52. A great frost last night + very sunny + pleasant this morning. Stephenson spent last evening with us, Capt. of F. O. J. Smith's engineering party, which will probably make their trespass upon a field this forenoon. Dr. Coolidge + Sabin went away last Saturday very privately, + it it supposed they have started for (underlined) California (underlined). The reason why they did not go in a more open manner, was, probably, in the indebtedness of the doctor which he was made to discharge. I really pity him. He has labored a long time; he is now well advanced in years, + infirm, + needs a
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