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ing new stone house, completely, and genteelly finished 

 from cellar to the very ridge, with an acre of ground: 

 rooms: parlor, dining-room, bed-room, and five lodging 

 chambers, besides a finished garret, two kitchens, and 

 cellars paved, and little accommodations in abundance. 

 The house was built by Mr. Hillhouse, and stands in that 

 beautiful avenue near his house, rent, $175. No house 

 except this could be obtained in the town under $200, 

 except half-houses, and they were from $130 to $150 



A day or two subsequent to his marriage, he wrote 

 to Professor Kingsley as follows : 



LEBANON, September 19, 1809. 



DEAR KINGSLEY, My story is a very short one, and, 

 fortunately, as pleasant as it is short. I arrived here on 

 Saturday at five o'clock, and found my friends well. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Wadsworth had arrived the day before from 

 Hartford. 



On Sunday the intention was duly announced. We 

 attended meeting all day; but Mr. Ely stole the march 

 upon us by reading the publishment at the commencement 



of the afternoon session, and before and I had arrived. 



As we were, however, entirely ignorant of the circum 

 stance, we had the pleasure of expecting it through the 

 afternoon, and of being disappointed at last by having our 

 friends whisper to us that the thing had been done already. 

 We had, however, the advantage of going into meeting in 

 the afternoon with the utmost composure. On the Sabbath 

 evening, between seven and eight o'clock, the ceremony was 

 performed by Mr. Ely, and in a very impressive and proper 

 manner. Miss Sebor was the only person present not be 

 longing to the family, except Jonathan G. W. Trumbull and 

 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Williams, who came in in the evening. 



To-morrow we set out for Newport, and expect to return 

 here within a fortnight. 



