Comments on the weather of the day resembling life. Transcription: [Thomas] Powell. Called at [Cornelius] Mathews. To Mc A Fee ?s for mahogany block. Met Mr Charles. Lockington &c. Afternoon ?s close, went to Canal Street & had a warm bath. Return, found Davis. Joe [Greatbatch] called and walked to the South Ferry with me. Crossed to Brooklyn and called at Dunsier ?s. Comegys & Miss Tamison there. Romping going on. 14. Wednesday. Day like unto life, opening sunny exhilarating and hopeful, to close dismally. How I detest and fear wet weather. The rainy circle of Dante ?s Inferno would be an aw

Comments on the weather of the day resembling life.  Transcription: [Thomas] Powell. Called at [Cornelius] Mathews. To Mc A Fee ?s for mahogany block. Met Mr Charles. Lockington &c. Afternoon ?s close, went to Canal Street & had a warm bath. Return, found Davis. Joe [Greatbatch] called and walked to the South Ferry with me. Crossed to Brooklyn and called at Dunsier ?s. Comegys & Miss Tamison there. Romping going on. 14. Wednesday. Day like unto life, opening sunny exhilarating and hopeful, to close dismally. How I detest and fear wet weather. The rainy circle of Dante ?s Inferno would be an aw Stock Photo
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Comments on the weather of the day resembling life. Transcription: [Thomas] Powell. Called at [Cornelius] Mathews. To Mc A Fee ?s for mahogany block. Met Mr Charles. Lockington &c. Afternoon ?s close, went to Canal Street & had a warm bath. Return, found Davis. Joe [Greatbatch] called and walked to the South Ferry with me. Crossed to Brooklyn and called at Dunsier ?s. Comegys & Miss Tamison there. Romping going on. 14. Wednesday. Day like unto life, opening sunny exhilarating and hopeful, to close dismally. How I detest and fear wet weather. The rainy circle of Dante ?s Inferno would be an awful fate for me. I can ?t be happy in wet weather. Perchance however it might be endurable ? home, fireside and loving faces. [words crossed out] / Breakfasted royally on brown bread & water, then down town. Called at Mc A Fee ?s, getting mahogany block. Met Lockington. To the ?ǣLantern ? Office, whither at 10 came [John] Brougham and Powell. Bye Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 4, page 85, April 13-14, 1852 . 13 April 1852. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903