Saturday, July 4, 2015

Arrive late for sail to Provincetown

July 4. 

To Boston on way to Cape Cod with C. 


The schooner Melrose is advertised to make her first trip to Provincetown this morning at eight.

We reach City Wharf at 8.30. 
“Well, Captain Crocker, how soon do you start?" 
 “To-morrow morning at 9 o’clock.”  
“But you have advertised to leave at 8 this morning.” 
 “I know it, but we are going to lay over till to-morrow.” ! ! ! 

So we have to spend the day in Boston, —at Athenaeum gallery, Alcott’s, and at the regatta.

Lodge at Alcott’s, who is about moving to Walpole.

H. D. Thoreau, Journal, July 4, 1855


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