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Dr. Wilton, who gave it to Dr. Gordon, the English his- 

 torian of the Revolution, and he, I believe, sent it out to the 

 family. It was of the Geneva edition of 1500 and some 

 years, a very small volume, and in very good order, con- 

 taining the Psalms of David , 



Saturday, March 14. I called on the venerable Governor 

 Winthrop. Arranged for the afternoon lecture at the 

 Temple, and dined at home. Then to Dr. Bowditch to tea. 

 We sat down at table in Connecticut style, a rational and 

 profitable evening ; a charming family, and Dr. Bowditch a 

 delightful man. The translator and annotator of the Me- 

 chanique Celeste " is at his fireside a bright and cheerful 

 man, with buoyant spirits and the kindest manners. .... 



March 15, Sabbath. At Dr. Lothrop's formerly Dr. 

 Buckminster's and Dr. Kirkland's church. In the morn- 

 ing, sermon on Hope, a discourse very well written and 

 well spoken. Dr. Lothrop ranks as a Unitarian ; is much 

 esteemed. Mr. Abbott Lawrence attends here. Afternoon 

 at Dr. Wainwright's church, Episcopal. A very good 

 sermon. Evening, tea at Mr. William Lawrence's; sup- 

 per at Professor Ticknor's 



March 1 G, Monday. Forenoon at the Temple. Packing 

 things that have been exhibited and are not wanted here 

 again. Arranging for the next lecture. Calls from Hon. 

 Edward Everett and Warren Dutton, Esq. and Hon. Samuel 

 Hubbard, the two latter distinguished sons of Yale ; Mr. 

 Everett, the pride of Harvard. Dinner at three, at Mr. 

 Charles G. Loring's, eminent at the bar. Mrs. Loring 

 was Miss Brace of Litchfield, Connecticut 



March 16, 17, Monday and Tuesday. At Mr. Loring's 

 table met General William Sullivan, a handsome man, of 

 fine presence, of very polished manners, and very enter- 

 taining. He is the author of the " Familiar Letters " de- 

 scribing the manners of the Court of General Washington, 

 and of the American gentry of that day. I remember him 

 at a $ B K anniversary dinner at Cambridge, when he 



