he was just going off for New York. I took a walk after breakfast
to enquire for the Baltimore Packet Boats.—Went to Mr. Savage’s Columbian
Gallery, and spent about an hour very agreeably in viewing the Prints &
Paintings.—Next I call’d upon Mr. Cummings,* who inform’d me of the Medical
Commencement.—I found out the College and arriv’d in time to hear the examination
of 7 graduates, and saw the Degrees conferr’d.—The Examiners were Drs.
Rush, Wistar, Kuhn & Woodhouse.
I met two real Chinese in the street.
18th. This morning I settled with my landlord and put my baggage
on board a Newcastle packet. Went to the State-house and view’d the Senate
Chamber.—Sat awhile in the Gallery of the Lower-House and look’d over a
newspaper which I had got at Claypoole’s.—
Walk’d about the city ‘till near 12, when I went to Bigg’s and
sat awhile.—A thought struck me that the vessel might be going off. I hurried
down to the wharf and actually beheld it under way in the stream—I call’d
to a sailor who was rowing a little boat & prevail’d on him to set
me on board.—Gave him 1/6.
* He carried a letter of introduction to
Mr. Cummings from R. Davis.
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The morning was rainy, but it soon clear’d up
and we had a pretty favourable breeze.—The view of the country on each
side the Delaware was delightful.—
In the afternoon the Capt. brought to the vessel at Marcus
Hook, because the wind had shifted; or rather because he had relations
in the village who would get the custom of the passengers. I went to another
house and din’d upon good bread & butter. The remainder of the afternoon
I spent in walking about and viewing the country.—
At dark I went to bed and slept ‘till 11, when I found
the vessel under way.—Some of the passengers had been playing cards and
continued it ‘till day-light.—We had on board a Frenchman and a Dutch Jew
who were bantering each other about Bacon and Frogs.—The Jew, at last,
exasperated every one on board by declaring that he had lost 13 dollars.
The Capt. threaten’d to prosecute him.—
19th. Before day we arrived at New-Castle. Went to Stage-house
and were very ill used, for they refused to give us anything to eat or
drink before day-light.—We went to another house and got breakfast.—
Almost every occurrence contributed to render this day
disagreeable to me.—At sunrise the appearance
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