Discusses his partnership with Hardin Andrews and Warren Butler on the projected New York Porcupine. Transcription: adjourn to a Bar room and bowling alley, where we liquor and talk. Plan of the work decided ? strictly ?ǣPunch like. ? [Hardin] Andrews editorial, [Warren] Butler, Publishing, I Artistic and literary. Agreeing to meet at Andrews on the morrow we separate. Butler and I talk a little; he distrustful of the Kentuckian. I supposing it to be a possibility that things could be so fixed that each could be rendured [rendered] secured against any attempt at over reading. It would be but
Discusses his partnership with Hardin Andrews and Warren Butler on the projected New York Porcupine. Transcription: adjourn to a Bar room and bowling alley, where we liquor and talk. Plan of the work decided ? strictly ?ǣPunch like. ? [Hardin] Andrews editorial, [Warren] Butler, Publishing, I Artistic and literary. Agreeing to meet at Andrews on the morrow we separate. Butler and I talk a little; he distrustful of the Kentuckian. I supposing it to be a possibility that things could be so fixed that each could be rendured [rendered] secured against any attempt at over reading. It would be but narrow policy, cent-stealing cunning at best; as any one distrustful would surely ?ǣback out ? and mar the enterprize. Natheless [Nevertheless] I ?ll be safe, any how. Willing am I to risk time and pen and pencil ? that is All. /Looked in at Gurneys, where I found the [] Barnum imported Lancashire Bell ringers,?ǣfixing ? up for Daguerrotyping. And the second sentence I had from them was that ?ǣthey couldn ?t get not no malt liquor here. ? English, that! Called unsuccessfully at [Joseph and Jacob] Abbots in the afternoon. Finished letter for M [Mary Bilton] at night, and commenced reply to [William] Boutcher. 15. Wednesday. Talk political, religious and Palestine with Mr. Johns, [Henry] Hart and [Dillon] Mapother, in the room of the latter twain. Drawing. Mr. Jacob Abbots calleth. In the afternoon, through the rain to Greene St. Drawing and dampness. Returned rheumatic and splenetic. Writing all the evening. Joe [Greatbatch] out of sorts and smarting. [16. Thursday through 17. Friday] Drawing on the Abbotian subjects ? on wood. Andrews called ? (is off for Philadelphia) Evening Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 116, May 14-17, 1850 . 14 May 1850. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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