Travel Diaries and Journals

2. of our holy religion, hold seats in our ecclesiastical conventions & exercise as they too often do a controlling influence over the measures in which the [we?] of XTo spiritual kingdom are most deeply involved? The adopt -ion of a canon to exclude all but communicants from the office of delegates to conventions as has been done in [[Virginia]] & [[Ohio]], would probably have a [decl?ting] in -fluence in the Diocese of [[Maryland]]. Tho: alas! This would not be a per -fect remedy for the roil for some of the most embittered foes of evangelical religion are con -[?ants] having a form of god -liness beset denying the power therof!

We arrived at [[Fredrick]] about 9 O'clock, & dropped at the city Hotel. I was glad to find our inquiry of the Landlord that [[Wm Owings]], who had

been stabbed by John Ridgely 3. was entirely [illegible] of danger to be walking about quickly. On enter -ing the stage coach after sup -per, I was happy to find [illegible] there passengers besides myself, all intelligent & agreeable gentle -men. With one of them we parted company at Hagarstown about 2 O'clock in the morning the others Wm Wheeler merchant of [illegible] just returned from Eur -ope in the Great Western Lt [B?] of New Orleans, were my sole stage companions to Wheeling & the latter accom -pandied me to Cincinnatti Passing on at a rapid rate through Clear Spring & over the south mountains, & along the banks of the [illegible] & Ohio canal, we arrived to breakfast at [Hancock?] about 6 O'clock in the morning

4. of Tuesday 24th. At Han -cock, Recd [Received] Mr. Delaplaine tr [???????] [??????] one of his parishoners [????] [and?] receive no compensation for my breakfast[ed?]. We here entered upon the [mountain??? ?????]

6. & his mother, visited the glass works, steam boats ( ). The process of manufacturing the flint & pewter glass is very interesting, & Hibe br A informs me are the only works in the R. S. now in operation when that kind of glass is manufactured. The Episcopal church in (White ing) is a very (chaste) Grecian examples - but almost the only building in the place worthy of remark. At (Whit ing) I was advised to go in the Col Woods Steamerboat , advertised to sail in the course of that day. And here I may mention an illustration of the uncertainty of travelling on the Western waters, that it was well for me I did not, as the Col Woods I'd not reach Louis ville till the day after the (conpenation).

hogs of from 16 to 20 grand of ( ) age. They are good ( ), & become very much attached to this mode of life, the ( ) & receive $12 pr month, the dinner table was furnish ed with decanters of brandy & gin after the old fashion of the Eastern boats - & wine upon the part of the table allotted to the Ladies. In this & all the boats there is much card playing by day & night till 10 o'clock - but little gambling as far as I observed. We had a singular ( ) & officious character on board Col Evans of Cincinnatiwho keeps a splendid clothing & fancy store in that city. He is a great talker - & stutters enough to make his speeches exceedingly ludicrous. We often got (aground) upon

upon said band & the Col was then very officious in giving his orders to the company to mount the hurricane deck & (sock) her off. On Friday we send on board as (Ju ) a mod( ) -ats Kentuckian - who must be related I think to the Kentucky giant- being about 6 feet five inches- & large in proportion, I should think he ( ) weight 350 lbs. He had a (_____) inscribed with his ( ), about three inches in diameter it ( ) do no ( ) to H( ). Soon after he was comfor -table seated by the fire, the boat gout agrouond- & Col Evants ( ) to that part of the cabin, stammered out the exclamation "came (,La fdom) we want you to lift off the Boat"!

14. between Wheeling & Cincinnati are Portsmonth on Ohio & Louysville Ky. [Kentucky] The former is at the mouth of the great canal which [Dr?] [Dr?] the centre of the state to [Dr?] [Dr?] connecting the waters of Lake Erie with those of the Ohio. The latter is the starting point of the [Dr?] [Dr?] of great excellence [Dr?] [Dr?] a most rich & [and]beautiful country to [Dr?] [Dr?]. It is a pretty town of 5 or 6000 inhabitants I [Dr?] think & [and] [Dr?] to it is [Dr?], Ohio.

At Louysville [Dr?] [Dr?] an interesting young lady daughter of the late cashier of the Bank in Lexington, [Dr?] from us by her I [Dr?] [Dr?] to [Dr?] [Dr?] informing him that I was thus far on my way [Dr?] [Dr?]

Little book, enlivened of many a pleasant solitary hour these pages are full and [are?] our days of companionship draws near to a close. We must part and on other leaves must be inscribed the future waymarks on the path of time.

The task of many days is done, & of each one since the commencement of the present years is herein inscribed some brief record that the many little incidents the pleasures and the griefs of my youth might not be entirely forgotten and that in coming years I might have this to read perhaps at times and recall the thoughts and feelings of earlier days have I written what to other eyes might seem trifling and foolish. For my own improvement and, for my own pleasure solely it was written, - a selfish object truly - but I have wished no one to read it but myself and it still is a treasure sacred to myself and so let it remain. How could I write freely

Friday, November 28th Rainy. Was not very well. Caroline, with Kate Hudson, and Mary [Best?] spent the day at an Anti-Slavery fair in Brooklyn. George Hudson spent the evening with them and brought Carrie home about twelve o'clock and the young lady woke me from sound slumbers to give me an account of her adventures which I was to sleepy to think as interesting as she evidently considered them. In the meantime Harriet and I had had a very pleasant day together in chatting and sewing. Hannah [Wilde?] called early in the morning. Evening in reading.

Saturday. Warm and Pleasant. Soon after breakfast I called on Hannah [Wilde?] and Mary Reeve. Hannah wanted me to go to the Fair with her very much so finally I consented. It was nearly noon when we started. We took the stage on Fourth at which set us down at the door of Montague Hall, Brooklyn where the Fair is held. It was mostly [superintended] by colored ladies. Our design in coming was to assist by taking tables. We did so and sold about eight or ten dollars worth in the course of the evening. The ladies were very polite to us. The boys came over in the evening. Doctor Remmington made a speech. We left about half past eight. After I reached home I read the National Era and retired.

Sunday. Pleasant. Attended our church in the morning and evening Mr. Whiting preached in the morning.

Monday, December 1st Very cold. Winter's drear reign has commenced Sewed in the morning. In the afternoon I called on Mary Reeve Mary [Robb?] , and the Waterman's. [?] Dickinson called and presented Carrie with a Lyceum ticket and with an offer of his hand which was rejected. She however accepted his company to Lcyeum for the winter on condition that he would accompany her only as a [cousin?]. He said he wished she would be an old maid but though he felt very badly about it they parted pleasantly Mr Murphy and Mr Roy a theological student called in the [ev'ng?].

Tuesday.. Busy at home all day.. Margaret Culbert called in the afternoon Dr Remmington was here to tea and lectured at our church in the evening. Mrs Hudson and Kate called and accompanied our folks to the lecture. Natty? and I spent the evening alone together in reading.

Wednesday.. Cold but pleasant. After sewing steadily all day early in the evening I dressed to attend Miss Hamilton's wedding. George Hudson and Kate called for Carrie to attend singing school. They returned about half past eight before we started for the wedding. Joseph Wilde and Hannah came in and [staid?] [till?] we returned. Mother and Father, Mr Murphy with Harriet and I attended the wedding. The rooms were crowded. The bride of course looked very sweetly and the groom Mr [Brinu?] looked well. We met there Stan? and Annie, the Culberts, and quite a number of acquaintances and, we enjoyed it very much. The [Calthumpians?] were serenading before the door when we left. It is the first time I have ever heard them. I should [?] like to have them come to my wedding.