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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06 June 1854

Tues. (Tuesday) 6 . Warm—reached Buffalo 7 A.M. breakfasted—I am almost ashamed to term the meal provided for us a breakfast—at the Rail-road [sic Railroad] Hote…damagel I Took no pains to learn the landlord's name, not having any desire to ever patronise him again—at least when I Feell hungry—8 1/2. A.M. started off again by rail-road [sic railroad] —for Albany saw nothing along the route worthy of note but dust—obliged to see that for it was constantly "in my eye"—Dined at Syracuse—with an appetite like a hungry Lion. It was a capital dinner, and I was gratified to think that the morning's breakfast had had sufficient time to vacate the stomach, as I should have regretted that so good an entertainment should have been mixed with so much baser matter—8 P.M. left Albany on the steamer Isaac Newton for New York—Promenaded for awhile [sic a while] , then lemonaded—then turned in with the hope that I should wake up safe in Gotham