Describes his afternoon prior to departing for Niagara Falls. Transcription: at Goslings Senior, to my room [290 Broadway], and at work till midnight. All the Reveille cuts drawn now ? week clear. Bed and bug destroying. 25. Sunday. Wrote copy for Reveille work. Did Rebusses &c. Finished up all next week ?s work. Randall came, took away Reveille blocks &c. At 1, to [174] Mulberry Street. Dined at Mr [Joseph] Greatbatchs & spent the afternoon there Mr G & Fred [Greatbatch] being gone out of town to the Jersey ocean shore, Fred to stay longer than his father. Reading, dozing &c Supped at 1/4 p
Describes his afternoon prior to departing for Niagara Falls. Transcription: at Goslings Senior, to my room [290 Broadway], and at work till midnight. All the Reveille cuts drawn now ? week clear. Bed and bug destroying. 25. Sunday. Wrote copy for Reveille work. Did Rebusses &c. Finished up all next week ?s work. Randall came, took away Reveille blocks &c. At 1, to [174] Mulberry Street. Dined at Mr [Joseph] Greatbatchs & spent the afternoon there Mr G & Fred [Greatbatch] being gone out of town to the Jersey ocean shore, Fred to stay longer than his father. Reading, dozing &c Supped at 1/4 past 4, then with Joe [Greatbatch] & Edward [Greatbatch] off, calling at my room for Carpet bag, then hurrying down to the Jersey City ferry, intending to take the 6 o ?clock train on the Erie Rail. But no boat being in, and feeling uneasy at having left $ locked up in my room, for an indefinite week or so, I resolved to hurry back for it, Joe taking charge of my carpet bag mean- Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 4, page 179, July 24-25, 1852 . 24 July 1852. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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