Quincy Wednesday 18th. August
1847.
18. VI.
- Beale George W.
- Beale Miss Ann
- Beale Miss Caroline
- Quincy Ex President
- Waterston R. C.
A half nights rest, and a half days walk before dinner. Mrs.
Charles, and Elizabeth, went to a Tea Party at Mrs.
Seaver’s in Dorchester. Mrs. John Adams, was quite ill,
confined to her room. We had as evening visitors Mr. Josiah
Quincy and his son in Law Mr. Waterston— Also
Mr.
Beale and his two
daughters— My Son
was also here— The Cambria a Steamer of the Cunard Line, arrived this
day, after a passage of fourteen days, from Liverpool— The Missouri a
vessel of the French Line of Steamers, recently put into operation the
second of the line, has been so mismanaged that instead of making her
destined Port of 151of New York, seems to have
missed her way, and brought in by the aid of other vessels to Halifax.
There is another Line, called the American Line plying between New York
and Bremen. Both these Lines are rivals to the Cunard Line, the only one
that has hitherto been successful—
