; arrived opposite to Prince's Dock a little
before two; was nearly an hour in raising it, and then so long in
hauling it into dock that I did not get ashore till half past three, too
late to pass the Customs house this evening. The first person I saw on
shore known to me was young Crook, then Miss Crook and Mary Ann Marsden.
Went to the Crooked Billet and engaged a bed; put the letter into the
Liverpool Post Office from Mr. Webster and called with Mr. Bowker's
letter, but found the Aunt gone from home. Spent the evening at Mr.
Crook's.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.

Changed a 2-3/4 dollars into 11/2; paid my bill at the Crooked Billet,
3/6 for wine, bed and breakfast and servants; went to Custom House; paid
for box of insects 1/6, not duty but entrance fee, 1/- for porterage
from packet, they wanted much more, 6_d._ for calling a car, the carman
asked 3/6 but on refusing he consented to take 2/6; not allowed to enter
the yard therefore paid another 6_d._ to the porter, leaving me only 2/6
and the fare to Bolton was 4/-. I looked out for some person I knew. I
spoke to a man that I thought was attached to the Bolton Branch, but he
did not prove so. Went to the office to desire that I might pay at
Bolton; he declined. I asked a lady but she shyed off, and it seemed as
if I must stay till the afternoon's train. Luckily another gentleman who
was quite a stranger, said he would give me 5/-, he never lent to
strangers. The attendant at the Bolton Branch knew me and I borrowed the
money and paid my friend indeed, and should have been glad to have asked
him to dinner, but he was somewhat intoxicated. He wrote his name and
asked me to call upon him at Birmingham, and enquire for Jack Norton.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.

I found my sister, her husband and little one with my mother. They had
just dined; my father's absence overpowered me and I could eat little
dinner.

LETTERS

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Philadelphia, 17th June, 1834.

From THOS. HULME to PISHEY THOMPSON.

My Dear Sir,

Allow me to make you acquainted with our friend Mr. Robert Heywood, the
bearer of this, who is a very respectable gentleman from our native town
of Bolton and who was well acquainted with our old and much respected
friend Dr. Taylor.

Mr. Heywood is now on a tour of pleasure for the purpose of seeing a
portion of this great and good country; which needs nothing but great
men to render it one of the greatest an