Vassar College
June 1st, 1866.
My dear brothers
I am sure I do not know how many letters I owe you
but you will have to balance accounts fe make this one do for all.
Last Saturday I had such a nice time. Prof. Farrar took all
those in his department who had lately finished Algebra to a place about
fifteen miles north of Poughkeepsie, the name of the place is Rinebeck.
Charles I think possibly knows when he stoped there. We took our
dinners and went to visit the grounds of one of the Trustees of the
College Mr.Kellie, the name of his place is Ellieslie it is a scotch name.
There are eight hundred acres of land in his farm four hundred of which
are in his park fc there is not a single fence on the whole of the park-
grounds. I never saw anything half so handsome as that park his house
is situated in such a way that from the front porch you can see nearly
five miles down the river I should think and the mountains on the other
side the river towering up from the watter higher than you ever remem-
ber to have seen them George.
There are greenhouses in abundence and fruit and flowers and
trees and evry thing heart could wish for even with a pond and a bridge
across it very much like Central Park bridges, and boats on the pond,
one was a miniture steam boat made to go by a crank in the middle, her
name was Queen Bess she was and is still I hope a perfect little beauty.
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We stayed there all day and looked round in one place and another and
came home in the evening by the boat.
Dr. Goodell has been here he is the first mitionary that every
went to Constantinople, he was in Chicago last fall, I think Father must
know him.
I wish either one or both of you would ask mother if I am to
come back here next year and let me know as soon as it is convenient
for Miss Lyman wishes to know how many are going to return. Tell
Mother please that I would rather not come back here for some reasons.
I can not think of any thing more to say to you so I will close with much
love to all. Oh.' I was going to tell you that Alice had gone to Gen Scots
funeral at W est Point.
From your loving
Sister.
(Eliza Holt,