Thursday, October 30, 1873

(Hartford) Up at 5.20. After breakfast off at 6.30, with Frank Allen to Willimantic. There took team with Tauner for driver, and rode to Mansfield and various points of silk manufacture. Read and wrote as I wanted. Back to Willimantic and dined about 4. Wrote Fred Camp. Telegraphed Alice. Finished article on Vichy waters for "World". In at Hartford about 9.30. After supper, retired about 11.