took a walk towards the brick-meeting* and saw the procession of the troops and public Societies. Stopped at Mrs. Rose’s and sat awhile. Afternoon engraved pretty steadily. J. Dougall sat and read with us. I bought a hat for 4 dollars. Finished reading the Citizen of the World. Went to see the fire works before the Government House.**

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*The Brick Meeting House was the Presbyterian Church at the junction of Nassau street, Park row and Spruce street, which when it was built were called respectively Nassau street, Chatham street and George street. The face was on Beekman street. A grant was obtained from the corporation of this piece of land, then almost out of town, and the church, which was intended for those who were swarming from the Wall street one, was opened for divine service January 1st, 1768. During the revolution it was an hospital. The pastors in 1795 were Dr. Rodgers, Dr. McKnight, and Dr. Miller. The church was demolished about 1856, the members moving uptown. The ground is now occupied by the Potter building and the Times building.
**By the Government House is meant the building erected upon the site of the fort below the Bowling Green for the residence of the President of the United States. As the capital of the nation was removed to Philadelphia about the time of its completion the President never lived there, but the Governors of the State, George Clinton and John Jay, did. When Albany became the State capital early in the century the edifice was used for various governmental purposes until the latter part of 1815 or beginning of 1816, when it was demolished. Upon its site were erected in 1816 and 1817 the dwellings now used for steamship offices.  They were the

 
 
 
 

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