19 August 1853
Fri. 19th Beautiful day—the weather having cooled off considerably—down town A.M. P.M. went with Mother & George over to Williamsburgh 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.