Describes a trip to New York with George Bolton and a walk on the Battery by the water. Lists the publishers and lithographers he met while searching for work. Transcription: 29. Sunday. Calling on George [Bolton] in the morning was then and there informed by him that he, last night, being outside the shop, standing on the ?ǣstoop ? did verily behold the spectrum, ?ǣdouble-ganger , ? or bodily appearance of Dick Gunn pass by. May be. / Over to New York together, and a walk on the Battery [Battery Park]. Sunlight, sparkling water, fresh breeze and philosophizing. In the Afternoon he paid me a
Describes a trip to New York with George Bolton and a walk on the Battery by the water. Lists the publishers and lithographers he met while searching for work. Transcription: 29. Sunday. Calling on George [Bolton] in the morning was then and there informed by him that he, last night, being outside the shop, standing on the ?ǣstoop ? did verily behold the spectrum, ?ǣdouble-ganger , ? or bodily appearance of Dick Gunn pass by. May be. / Over to New York together, and a walk on the Battery [Battery Park]. Sunlight, sparkling water, fresh breeze and philosophizing. In the Afternoon he paid me a visit. Evening again to the Battery, Joe [Greatbatch] being with us. 30. Monday. To Bobbett & Edmunds, to [Benjamin F.] Childs, (where I waited unsuccessfully and wearily for half an hour or more). To [James] Stringers. To Robert Roberts. To 136 Nassau. In the afternoon again to Childs. Postponement. To the publishing office of that estimable paper the ?ǣScorpion. ? To an Engravers in Ann St. To [James G.] Wilsons again ? a renewed treaty. To [Warren C.] Butler ?s ? an Engraver near ? proposal as to ?ǣCholera. ? Finally back to Jersey City, sad and half mad with the wearisome heart aching trying for work. A walk with George in the evening. Railed at Fortune and felt better afterwards. 31. Tuesday. To [Thomas] Bonars, the lithographers and with him to Wilsons. Then to the ?ǣEra ? Office. Then to Dunegans, publishers. Then Appletons. then Childs, then back. Evening ? with George and Joe to New York and under the latter ?s guidance to a species of American ?ǣCyder Cellar, ? Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 11, July 29-31, 1849 . 29 July 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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