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A letter from Nan received at Lucerne had somewhat prepared me. I have heard none of the particulars but that she suffered much towards the close - Yesterday I wrote to Beckie, also to Manea [?], who I know will feel this loss deeply & to Mrs Paine who has lost her oldest child Vaginia [?], as lovely & promising a girl of fifteen years as I ever saw. By the paper I learn of Ben Lee's [?] Heath [?] & also Annie [--mett's] - MEB knew her many years ago, & I have had a limited but pleasant acquaintance with her since my marriage. We left Lucerne Tuesday Morning Aug 31st & reached Baden Baden near 9 o'clock at night - Met the Carringtons at the Hotel Victoria & next morning we strolled around the town together & drove through the famous Black Forest to the ruin Ebersteinburg.
On the [-ond] met the Browns of P. as dressy, as affected & tiresome as ever. They came after dinner to see us as did also the
Part of Jane Bigelow Diary, 1859-1860