1983.030.0153 Letters Ranger Family Glens Falls, Sept. 1st /57 Fred, According to [nguess?

?] I write to you 'though when I left the Lake I did not think I should have any thing to write about I drove to Sherrills & returned to see the Boat off & then all of us Teams started for the falls self ahead but before getting to the tollgate I met with an incident to write about so here it is we left [Gules?] under pretty good speed Kate & Jenny bearing well on the bit till within near a miles of toll gate I overtook a leather team & attempted to pass it, but in the attempt failed & went off the bank Horses carriage & self in somewhat of a hurry only a little more so I found my self in double quick time some 30 feet down the bank on a nice spot of grass minus my hat which was a few feet further on Horses & Carriage brought up against a tree some 10 feet short of me When I got to them they were standing again on their feet quietly cropping off leaves from the bushes as though it was all as a matter of course Sprague hailed to know if I was hurt and [wn?] of course, no all right set to work all of us & got the Horses and Carriage back into the road & found every thing safe & sound not a break of a scratch on either Horses, Carriage or myself & only a [hek?] hook on the harness broken thus you see I got up quite an incident a feat that can't be performed very often I sent Willard to day $50, & ordered 60 papers stopt trade about as usual I enclose Beers letter to you all well Your Father S. Ranger