stop to its progress in that direction. I served in the ranks near the market ‘till I saw that the conflagration was check’d.—
   14th. The Rev’d Mr. Pilmore enter’d Mr. Bates’s room just as I was going to take my leave. His behaviour was really disgusting to me. After expressing his concern for Mr. Bates, he rose from his chair and was much afraid that he had taken my seat, and with that, ran across the room and handed another to me. He then address’d himself to the copany and assur’d them that he was very happy to see me,--that I was a person “who fear’d God,” &c. I wish’d them good day and hurried off.
   G. Warner, Junr. came up to me to-day, and urg’d me to go and vote at the Poll. I went to the City Hall* and look’d in at the door; but my heart fail’d me and I turn’d back.—
   16th. I made my appearance at the Poll and gave in my vote for a Representative.—I should have overlood’d this business entirely if Azariah Williams had not urg’d me very earnestly.
   31st. Pleasant weather for the last day of the year. I undertook to make a cure of Thomas Hollock,

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* The old City Hall, at the corner of Wall and Nassau streets.

the hypochondriac man, who has, for a long time, “suffered many things of many Physicians.” My chief dependence is on Opium. I stopp’d at Van Vleck’s this forenoon, and there I learnt that Miss N. would be at Dr. Young’s in the evening.—I went there about 6.—Sat a while and play’d a few tunes.—Mis N. and I were pretty well banter’d about getting married, particularly by John Herttell.—We came away between 7 and 8. Went to the Moravian Church; but did not go in, for we sat in a room of the adjoining house by a good fire, where we could hear distinctly enough.