Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 1
1825-03-07
Morning at home, walk with Burton, visit my aunts Frye and Smith, 454return, pleasant dinner, Mr. Cruft and Sullivan, English wine, evening, Oyster supper.
1825-03-08
Off for Baltimore with George and Mrs. De Wint, Rossburgh, Baltimore, Steam boat to Philadelphia, Mr. Cruft, Genl. Dearborn1 &c., New Castle, ride across in the night.
General Henry Dearborn (1751–1829). See
DAB
.
1825-03-09
But little sleep, steam boat, Philadelphia, Ives,
1825-03-10
Arise, clear weather, Steam boat Thistle to New York, arrive and dress, Bunker’s,1 leave Mrs. de Wint, City Hotel, billiards with Ives, eve., Theatre, School for Reform.2
Charles Bunker, who had been in GWA’s junior class at Harvard (
Harvard Annual Cat., 1819).
A comedy by Thomas Morton.
1825-03-11
Morning, lounge, to Castle Garden, Ives, character, pleasant day, afternoon, off with Mr. Cruft in Steam boat Providence for New Haven, sleep on board, rain.
1825-03-12
New Haven, start for Hartford, stage, fine weather and bad roads, company uninteresting, on for Boston, Mr. Cruft, supper at Vernon and travel all night.
1825-03-13
Travelling, Worcester, breakfast 1 2 o’clock, fine weather, company, dry goods merchants, observations, arrive in Boston at 9 o’clock, Mr. Cruft’s, news of part.1
During CFA’s absence from Cambridge, Harvard College authorities had assigned him a part in the spring exhibition, which was to be held on 26 April (GWA to LCA, 20 Mar. 1825, Adams Papers).