Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

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James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)

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Sunday Jany 20th. 1861.

Got up at 10 oclock & hurried down to church at Broughton Place heard Dr. Thomson preach. My Father & I in the seat alone. Jessie Robt. & Willie at home Went to hear McCall in Rose Street in the afternoon with Bill Auld. preached on "Worthy is the Lamb &ce" Saw him in Princes Street after. did not go to tea with him. went home & called on McCall at 5.30 got paid 21/- for attending case parted from him in the S.B. Lane where he went to pay a visit. home at 7.30.

Monday Jany. 21st. 1861.

Got up at 9 & after breakfast commenced packing up. (Shepherd) of Perth called. called on Fyfe & McCall in the Evening. Met Banks when out with Fyfe got home about 8 ocl. Left hurriedly at 8.40 thinking the train left soon but had to wait till 9.30 Robt. & Willie came to the train & waited in

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Clerkenwell. Called on John Alexander. News Dr. Manning home (on his way) M left (to go to Barnett tomorrow. evg. waled to Bank with Dr. R. & then to Bethnall House. had lunch & went round to visit female side. [?] went to the office read act till 5. had dinner. Dr. R. went out to party. com- menced to write 2 letters. one to Mrs. R. & to Bill Auld. Couldn't get on . Stopped & commenced to write this. finished 10.15.

Saty: Jany. 26th. 1861.

Got dinner early today after visiting the male side & went up to the King's Cross Station to meet John Alexander to go to Barnett with him. Saw him at 5 ocl Could not go to Barnett as Dr. M. had come home from China Said he expected to have to go to Edinr. Walked back down to Holborn Hill & got back to Bethnall House just as they had finished dinner.

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