Comments briefly on Cornelius Mathews. Transcription: him. To Reveille Office. Dined at 4, to Lantern Office. / By the bye [Cornelius] Matthews is a smaller man than even I had conceived. Mr Charles narrated how he brought [words crossed out] Boyd to the Reveille Office, with a bid of $12 for the work, engraving and drawing. Charles would ?nt have him. And Mathews does such oily slaver of pretended liking to my work. Bah! / Evening Davis wife came with linen. 6. Sunday. Talking with [Augustus] Fay, [Alfred] Waud and another in the former ?s room. / Called on [Edwin A.] Weed for little block.
Comments briefly on Cornelius Mathews. Transcription: him. To Reveille Office. Dined at 4, to Lantern Office. / By the bye [Cornelius] Matthews is a smaller man than even I had conceived. Mr Charles narrated how he brought [words crossed out] Boyd to the Reveille Office, with a bid of $12 for the work, engraving and drawing. Charles would ?nt have him. And Mathews does such oily slaver of pretended liking to my work. Bah! / Evening Davis wife came with linen. 6. Sunday. Talking with [Augustus] Fay, [Alfred] Waud and another in the former ?s room. / Called on [Edwin A.] Weed for little block. To Mr [Joseph] Greatbatch ?s. Dined with them. To Hoboken. Return & stayed the evening 7. Monday. Did Lantern notions. To the Office with them. Called at Reveille &c. Afternoon drawing. Lockington called. He ?s a little sweep, I think. Evening after Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 4, page 136, June 5-7, 1852 . 5 June 1852. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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