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[The following text has been crossed out but is still legible]
putting my project into execution. Finding
that a ship called the "Christiana" was to sail
from New York on Saturday July 11th we decided
that I should endevor to get a passage by
her. Having been very quickly fitted out
with a few neccessaries, for no time was
to be lost as the dreaded conscription
was close at hand - I bade them all good
bye and started. [Cross out ends] I was accompanied to
Walnut St. wharf by Papa and Lizzie, who
saw me on the ferry boat where I bade
them good-bye. We left Camden at 12 o'clock July 10th
and after a very slow journey we reached
Perth Amboy shortly after five. We were
at once placed upon a magnificent
steamer and after a detention of
nearly an hour [Crossed out - caused by the war]
arrival of the mail train, we sped
on our way to Gotham. We had a
beautiful ride up the Narrows and
reached New York about dusk. I im-
mediately engaged a boy to assist
me ashore with my trunk and
engaging a hack I told the driver

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