Day in the Life

Sep 26, 1845

Journal Entry

September 26, 1845 ~ Friday

26th A folded letter/box I recieved 2 letters. In company
with Mrs Woodruff & child I took cab
rode to St Georges Peer took steemer went
into the river Mercy along side of the steemer
Great Britain while taken in passengers
the steemer we were in came near being
crushed between the great Britain &
a 1000 ton ship we narrowly escaped
from this we landed at Rock ferry oposite

Liverpool & called upon Br John Eniom
A JGentheman & A worthy man & Saint I
took a walk through the place in the after
noon which was exceding plesant As the whole
country is building up with Mansions & plesent
Gardens & parks we spent the night vary
plesently with Br Enion 8 m[iles]

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Sep 26, 1845