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August 9, 1877: "Church has written to me to go with him up into the Maine woods [?] Sept. 4th. He wants Gifford to go too but I have [?] ideal he will. I cant go and wrote him so yesterday. I dont want to say much. I want to go somewhere by and bye to settle down to work and have no desire to go on a mere excursion simply for enjoyment. Church spoke to me of this early in the summer and seems to really want me to go but I dont [?] him I can."; s August 26, 1877: "Received a letter from Church anxious to have me go to Maine in the region of Mt. Katahdin with him. As I had previously declined to go, thinking I dare say I could not afford it, he very delicately asks me to paint him a little sketch and to let him pay my expenses in return. I shall have to decline while I recognise his friendly intention. In the first place I must go somewhere to work and not to merely enjoy myself and in the second place it would be most embarrassing to go in this way."; September 2, 1877: "Somehow I always manage to get entirely out of money just as I want to go sketching. I have money coming to me but do not like to ask for it. I wrote to Church a few days ago that I should be unable to accept his invitation to go up to Maine with him."; October 15, 1877: "Thursday Sept. 27 I went to Kennebunkport in Maine to join Eastman Johnson who recommended me to come there for sketching."; August 28, 1878: "From Church who is going to the Maine woods again first week in Sept. and wants me to go."; [See August 31, 1878 letter from Church to McEntee. "My dear McEntee. I was glad to get your letter. I shall rely upon your joining us. My party is small. Rev. Noble may go but it is doubtful. Will Osborn who is devoted to ornithology will go - and is a very fine young fellow. Also the Rev. Mr. Y___ of Hudson our talented clergyman will spend a couple of weeks with us.] September 6, 1878: "We arrived at Mattawamkeag, the end of our railroad journey last night when our chief guide, Sanford met us. After dinner we drove to Medway 10 miles where we take three more guides each having a canoe or "birch"."; September 10, 1878: September 14, 1878: "Our guides are capital fellows, good natured, respectful and willing."; November 23, 1878: "I also made a drawing for some little axes I want to send to our guides of the Maine woods for Christmas presents and ordered four at Mr. Crosbys. He is to have them nicely made for me."; November 30, 1878: "Received a letter from John Sanford from Sherman Maine telling me he had sent my canoe on the 26th."; January 2, 1879: " I also had a letter from George Daisey my guide in the Maine woods. He had received the axes I sent the men and seemed much pleased."; August 9, 1879: "This afternoon had a letter from Gifford saying he and his wife would go to Maine if I would as he wanted a fisherman along. Has an invitation to go to Rangeley with Dr. Otis but will go to Maine if I do."; August 16, 1879: "A letter from Gifford saying he and his wife will go to Maine with our party."; August 27, 1879: "...packing my trunks for my Maine trip."; September 1, 1879: "Leave for New York on my way to Maine by 7.20 train."; September 4, 1879: "Left in three birches and sent baggage by two waggons. Mrs. Church Mrs Leycester & Mr. L in big birch, Church with Boynton, I with George Daisey. Cloudy day but still & pleasant. Camped at Fowlers Carry. Rained after we got in camp."; September 22, 1879: "Gifford, William and I went down to the trout hole on the Millinoket..."; September 25, 1879: "This morning Katahdin is white with snow half way down and blowing great guns from N.W. the lake angry with white caps. Went up to the clearing Church is making where is a fine view of Katahdin."; September 26, 1879: September 30, 1881: "I have been getting some of my things together for my trip to Maine."; October 5, 1881: "The weather has suddenly changed from stifling heat to almost freezing cold. Found a letter from Eastman ready to go to the Maine woods but no word from my guide."; October 23, 1881: "Reached the opposite shore near an island, but Royal thought the Joe Merry stream was above. We paddled up to the head of the lake two miles but did not find it. Returned and found it just where we struck the shore after crossing opposite the island. Found a pretty little bay with a sandy beach ... "; August 18, 1882: "Rachel Carle left today by day boat. I gave her a little picture of [?] place on Sandy Stream in the Maine Woods."; August 25, 1882: "I got a letter from Eastman in which he says he would like to go up into the Maine Woods if I will go about Oct. 1."; September 10, 1882: "I wrote to Eastman that I had been forced to give up the Maine woods this fall and to Royal Reed also."; September 5, 1883: "I found a letter from Royal Reed telling me that William Boynton one of our Maine guides and a favorite one died last winter. The announcement gave me a feeling of genuine sorrow."; September 18, 1886: "A letter came from Eastman Johnson from the Profile House, White Mts. where his wife was somewhat ill. They were going directly to N. Y. as soon as she could travel. Had been at Bar Harbor and do not seem to have been at Nantucket. He dislikes Hotel life and visiting places and wants to go off with me to some place among woods and waters.";

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