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go thro' and Wilmington and Newark, Del. and Chester - and Chesapeake Bay & the Delaware, and long before you get to the big Broad Street station
the City Hall tower with its row of lights gleams at you. The station is a beauty - the finest I was ever in. We had to "deposit" our tickets and get a berth for tomorrow night &c. and then we took a Pa. R.R. "hansom" (Mother's first) and were driven to Green's Hotel at 8th & Chestnut St. and shown to A15 on the first floor, by a coon hall boy. It was quite comfortable and near the fire escape and only one floor up - so was ok. We spent our short evening in the really excellent restaurant (all mirrors and palms) at dinner. Entertained by two friendly angora cats - a maltese ("Mike") with a crumpled ear and a pink and white beauty. We slept the sleep of the weary Wed. Mar. 26 Another cool, bright lovely sunny morning. After a good breakfast (mine
omelette) at Green's Restaurant we started down Chesnut Street to dear old Independence Hall and sat in the square and took its picture, but I had my magnifying finder and held it by that which made a very crooked result. We saw the old Congress Hall, too, where Washington was inaugurated and went

3/25/02
9
go thro' and Wilmington and Newark, Del. and Chester - and Chesapeake Bay & the Delaware, and long before you get to the big Broad Street station
the City Hall tower with its row of lights gleams at you. The station is a beauty - the finest I was ever in. We had to "deposit" our tickets and get a berth for tomorrow night &c. and then we took a Pa. R.R. "hansom" (Mother's first) and were driven to Green's Hotel at 8th & Chestnut St. and shown to A15 on the first floor, by a coon hall boy. It was quite comfortable and near the fire escape and only one floor up - so was ok. We spent our short evening in the really excellent restaurant (all mirrors and palms) at dinner. Entertained by two friendly angora cats - a maltese ("Mike") with a crumpled ear and a pink and white beauty. We slept the sleep of the weary Wed. Mar. 26 Another cool, bright lovely sunny morning. After a good breakfast (mine
omelette) at Green's Restaurant we started down Chesnut Street to dear old Independence Hall and sat in the square and took its picture, but I had my magnifying finder and held it by that which made a very crooked result. We saw the old Congress Hall, too, where Washington was inaugurated and went

3/25/02
9
go thro' and Wilmington and Newark, Del. and Chester - and Chesapeake Bay & the Delaware, and long before you get to the big Broad Street station
the City Hall tower with its row of lights gleams at you. The station is a beauty - the finest I was ever in. We had to "deposit" our tickets and get a berth for tomorrow night &c. and then we took a Pa. R.R. "hansom" (Mother's first) and were driven to Green's Hotel at 8th & Chestnut St. and shown to A15 on the first floor, by a coon hall boy. It was quite comfortable and near the fire escape and only one floor up - so was ok. We spent our short evening in the really excellent restaurant (all mirrors and palms) at dinner. Entertained by two friendly angora cats - a maltese ("Mike") with a crumpled ear and a pink and white beauty. We slept the sleep of the weary Wed. Mar. 26 Another cool, bright lovely sunny morning. After a good breakfast (mine
omelette) at Green's Restaurant we started down Chesnut Street to dear old Independence Hall and sat in the square and took its picture, but I had my magnifying finder and held it by that which made a very crooked result. We saw the old Congress Hall, too, where Washington was inaugurated and went
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