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York May 27, 1806, being then twenty-six years and nine 

 months old. 



On Thursday the 29th, I breakfasted with Oliver Wolcott, 

 Esq., who arranged the business concerns of my mission, 

 and with whom I corresponded. Mr. Wolcott was succes 

 sor to Gen. Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treas 

 ury of the United States under President Washington. Mr. 

 Wolcott was a highly dignified and intelligent gentleman, 

 and was now a merchant of high position and connections 

 in New York. With him I called on Col. John Trumbull, 

 who had acted as my patron and friend in England. I 

 dined with my old friend, Mr. Zachariah Lewis. Although 

 Mr. Wolcott had lost his wife, who is remembered as a lady 

 of great excellence and loveliness, he, notwithstanding the 

 derangement of his family, held at his house a soiree of 

 some of the most eminent men of the city, among whom 

 were Mr. Hoffman, Mr. William W. Woolsey, Col. Trum 

 bull, Archibald Gracie, Judge Radcliflfe, and many more. 

 Probably not an individual of them is now living. The 

 gentlemen thus assembled were members of a social club, 

 and this was one of their meetings. On looking into my 

 journal written at the time, I find that I was admitted in 

 courtesy. The meeting was social, easy, and agreeable, and 

 was characterized by good sense, intelligence, and politeness. 

 I received of course many warm greetings from the friends 

 whom I met on this occasion. On Friday, May 30, I break 

 fasted with Mr. Samuel Miles Hopkins, a delightful man 

 with a polished and intelligent wife (Miss Rogers, daughter 

 of Moses Rogers, an eminent New York merchant). I 

 dined with Mr. Codman, uncle of my Edinburgh friend, 

 and like him, an agreeable and friendly gentleman. 



Steamboats and railroads were in those days unknown, 

 and stage-coaches were slow. Dr. Gorham and myself 

 prepared to take our chance in a New-Haven packet, the 

 Maria, Capt. Bradley, in which we embarked at four o'clock 

 p. M., on Friday. With a continuance of the fair wind with 



