Saturday, January 4, 1873

(Hartford) Up at 7.00, Bright wild day. Pleasant gathering at family worship. All together once more. Downtown with Johnny. Called at Fisher's, Russells', and Aetna office. Bought five shares of Aetna stock. Sold $1,500 Conn. West. bonds. Down to Therbg. Sem. library hunting items for work on Teaching. Home at 1.30. Down to Russell's & Fisher's after dinner. Thence to Rev. S. J. Andrew's house. Passed several hours there examinging books on Jewish school system, and in conversation about Irvingism. Down to Russell's. Home to tea. Out to S. S. Teachers meeting in evening at Asylum Hill church. Discussion of Internation Series there, and on Gen 1. Called again at Father's. Wrote Prime. Sent him check for $867. 82. Wrote up diary. Retired at 11.


(Irvingism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvingism )