The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]

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Title: The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]
Author: Harry Watkins
Editor: Amy E. Hughes, Naomi Stubbs
Print Source: Harry Watkins. Diary. Papers of the Skinner family, 1874-1979 (inclusive), box 17, MS Thr 857. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard Library Viewer (opens in new tab)
Date: July 22, 1853
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19 August 1853

Fri. (Friday) 19th Beautiful day—the weather having cooled off considerably—down town [sic downtown] A.M. P.M. went with Mother & George over to Williamsburgh [sic Williamsburg] on a visit to the Kemps—passed a ~~very~~ few hours very pleasantly and returned home at 10.—. then to bed—I shall begin to think that I am too particular in the choice of a wife ever to get one, for here are two girls either of whom would ~~…slip~~ make an excellent ~~wifes~~ wife ~~and they are both very fond of me~~, yet I cannot fancy them although they are both very fond of me. But then I wish to marry in my profession.