Friday, July 4, 1873

(Hartford) Up at 8. Hot morning. Robert Erwin with us. Called at Father's. Completed corrections on Review Exercises. Downtown with Ally before dinner to buy crackers. Bought ice-cream for dinner. Wrote up diary. Downtown with letters before tea. Met Rev. W. B. Capron. He called in evening. Set off fireworks. Pleasant gathering of children in yard. Called at house. Retired at 11.