Comments on a visit to Mrs. Kidder's residence and a conversation with the women there. Transcription: 12. Friday. Wrote letters to [Willim] Boutcher, and to Dillon Mapother. Sent them off. Twice to Castle Garden, and in vain. Crossed to Brooklyn at sunset, with intent to go to the [Governor's] Island, but could not find a boatman, so returned unwell and discontent. Out for a brief space with [] Warren in the evening. 13. Saturday. Creecy called, so out with him. Perepatetic imbibition, visit, to Castle Garden. Dined at Shelleys, then a bathe at Rabineau's. To Governor ?s Island in the af
Comments on a visit to Mrs. Kidder's residence and a conversation with the women there. Transcription: 12. Friday. Wrote letters to [Willim] Boutcher, and to Dillon Mapother. Sent them off. Twice to Castle Garden, and in vain. Crossed to Brooklyn at sunset, with intent to go to the [Governor's] Island, but could not find a boatman, so returned unwell and discontent. Out for a brief space with [] Warren in the evening. 13. Saturday. Creecy called, so out with him. Perepatetic imbibition, visit, to Castle Garden. Dined at Shelleys, then a bathe at Rabineau's. To Governor ?s Island in the afternoon; remaining all the rest of the day and night. 14. Sunday. Very unwell all day, continuous diarrhea. Sudden change in the weather insomuch that we had a fire at night, it being very cold. Dismally passed day, till fire and waning. 15. Monday. Back to New York, being still queer and weak. Called at Wall Street, [Thomas W.] Strongs &c To Leonard, thence to Canal & the bootmaker. Queer and unfit for anything all the afternoon. Evening to [368] Broadway. Albert Brown, Lotty [Kidder], her mother [Rebecca Kidder] and three female visitors there, (two resident at Washington.) Lotty sang a little, but getting piqued at the folks talking quitted the piano. Had a bit of a quiet talk with her, she sitting beside me (par accidens) on low stool; ? in black velvet bodice and white frock, her fair plump neck and shoulders contrasting with her jet black hair. General talk anon, and presently I and Albert Brown act as convey to the visitors to their several destinations, Mrs K going too. I having to squire a well-looking, curt-speaking Philadelphia born lady, whom I should not have thought to have been wed, but subsequently Mrs K stated she was a widow. Seeing her to her door, receiving general invite to future whist; putting the other ladies in omnibus, we then retrograded. Albert Brown leaving, took a few turns up and down Broadway with Mrs K, then back, where she read me parts of a M
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