day when he was walking on the Battery with his brother and cousin, he espied a beautiful young woman, a Miss Hall, strolling along the crowded walks in company with an acquaintance, whom he speaks of as Borrowe, a sail-maker.  Her pleasing features and graceful manners made a strong impression on his susceptible heart--always responsive to female charms; and he made the following entry in his diary for that date: " I was irresistibly attracted toward her--irresistibly do I say?  I laughed at myself and began to think I must put an end to these feelings and not endeavor to persuade, myself I was in love.  Implored divine protection and guidance." He appears to have been successful in his efforts, for we hear no more of the charming MissHall.
In the midst of his numerous avocations he found time for long strolls in the country with his brother, a young law student; and he speaks of shooting snipe at Corlear's Hook, now the foot of Grand Street and East River.  Amiable and generous in his disposition, he devoted much of his leisure to attending the poor and giving medical assistance to his friends.  Essentially gregarious in his character, and requiring congenial companionship to develop his faculties to the utmost, he also possessed an