Travel Diaries and Journals

Waverly Hotel Cheapside

had a gl[ass]. of B[eer] with him & walk promised to some up and see me off to the train the following evg.

Friday Augt. 5th. 1859.

Cashed a bill this mg. paid Hotel Bill &ce so as to get all ready to Start from Kings X this evg. went down to London Docks to see & get money from Capt. met him but he could not let me have it gave him a note with my address asked him to send it on with the shawl went on bd. met the mate returned with him to London Cab from Tower to London Bridge went down to Sydenham saw the Exhibition returned to London took penny steamboat at London Bridge to Westminster Saw Houses of P. Buck & St. James palaces. returned bu 'Bus. Met Carr Anderson & Graham had tea

Edinburgh

Kate at church. Bessie gone to London. Sat chatting Kate came home from church opened the door for her. dined Fred hugged me [Written above: & Bob.] off with him up to see K had tea went home by Canonmills.

Monday August 8th. 1859

Called on Mr. Young Colleg[e] of Surgeons & ce with Jessie paid my policy to Mr. Young for last year 9.4.2. Came down staid at home in the evg. Dr. Ritchie in bad health Mr. Y asked me to call out

Tuesday Augt. 9th. 1859

Went to P'pans Stage Coach to Musselburgh & walked. Met the Dr. walking out slowly. Called little Kate & 7yo at the door do you know Missy Abnins[?] Mrs. R looked over the window went up stairs sat down a long tirade about the Dr. only chance to get appoint when

Reciepts for the month. July

& a Mr.Ward. Had an excellent dinner Sat talking with Dr. Ritchie in the evg. & wrote a letter home.

Wednesday. Jany. 23rd. 1861.

Down to breakfast at 8.30 after a very comfortable nights rest. Went to the office with Dr. Ritchie after & saw the different books schedules etc to be kept. Afterwards went round the asylum with Dr. R. & was introd-ced to the patients etc. After dinner went up with Dr. R. to a meeting of the Geological Society in Somerset House. Heard a paper on the [struck through: Mor] so called Moraines of the Punjab. Discussion by. & Pf. Ramsey of Glasgow. Also a paper on. Fossil fish & one on Chalk: presented by Huxley, Ramsey. Whittaker etc. had tea after: & Dr.R. & I walked to the bank. I took a bus back. From there had some brandy hot with Dr.R

Thursday Jany. 24th. 1861.

Got up at 8 down to breakfast at 8.30. [written above: by & wl.] Talked of the Meeting with Mr. Miller after reading the papers. Went to the office. Dr. R. to the books I reading lunacy act. Mr. M. called me to see Oxy hydrogen Microscope went round the male side today. got Bucknall & Tuck Psychological Med. to read from Mr. M. & the use of library of Dr. Rit went out in the evg. After dinner walked up to London Bridge & Cheapside & took a Bus back from the Bank. (Woman Epileptic delivired of a child today). had fits after frequently. Dr. R. came home at 11. had a biscuit & glass of beer. sat talking till about 1 oc.

Friday Jany. 25th. 1861

& Dr. M. Got up at 9 ocl. [?] taking the time down to breakfast at 9-20 breakfast finished. Mr. M. [?]. After breakfast went with Dr. R. to

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.

acquainted with the patients & have once or twice gone round myself. have been 9y. 9g. 5t. & 11. going off. beginning to like the place very much. Dr. R. went of[f] today [written above:to the city] I went to Church in the afternoon. heard a sermon on Tee- totalism. Came in had dinner & went up to try & get into St. Pauls but it was crowded. went on to Ludgate Hill Church & went in late. Came down in the evening & wrote some letters. (went to the Drury lane theatre one night last week & saw Mr. & Mrs. Kean in Much ado about nothing & the Pantomime of "Peter Wilkins)"

Wednesday February. 6th. 1861

Went with Dr. R. to a meeting of the Ethnological Society. heard a paper by Mr. Crawford on Classification of the races of

of man. Dr. Latham objected to the vague word race being used & said that it would be more definite to use the word species. Mr. Busk spoke & shewed some skulls of what he considered pure species, that of a poynesian a malay &ce a Mr. Cull wished to know how [written above: the skull of] a pure race could be known no satisfactory reply.

Thursday. Feby. 7th. 1861.

In the house today all day writing up the case books which I have been engaged in for some days past. Mr. Ward has left today. Sat reading 'Horace Saltoun' in the evg. in the 'Cornhill' & walking to Dr. R.

Friday February 8th. 1861.

Down at 1/4 past 8 to breakfast read the news & then went to the office writing up the case books returning certificates &ce. Visited the male

Tuesday walked by Hill to Edinr. Met Mr. Wilson got Mrs. Ws. address 8 Scotland Street Went & called. Saw Miss W. grown tall had dinner son Bob came in in (Cross) waited tea & left went to Guildfrd has supper (St. David Street) returned by last train, London train late that night. Wednesday 12th Went to p'pans by coach to Musselburgh & walked. had dinner called on Mr. Struthes out. Miss Paterson & Martha came to tea. Scotch music &c. Mrs. A up & dressed. (surprise of Miss P.) left to catch Musselburgh train [struck through: too late had] [struck through: to walk to] a Portobello Station" & walk Martha turned a nice girl.

Thursday 13 Went to Edinr. Met Struthers &ce. returned early to Portobello with Willie by way of Jacks Lodge gate & Duddingstone had a walk in the evening Andw. Anderson & party called Willie & I out (Andrew who has just returned from Australia & his father have previously called upon me in London)

Friday 14 Went to Edinr. Called on Andw. Anderson. (his sister very ill) Went with him to make various calles at Leith St. Terrace. Saw Finlay an Australian lady of Andrews acquaintance. Andrew Paton at the Brewery &ce had lunch at the Rainbow