Sunday, August 8, 1869

(Boston) Up at 7.30. Pleasant, cool day. Revised my sermon at and after breakfast. Met Pres't A. D. Smith, Pres't of Darmouth College. Shute called for me at 10. Out to Clarendon St. Baptist Church with him. Preached in forenoon from Gal. 6:7. Misses Mather & Perit there. At noon went to dinner with Mr. Butler. Sat with family awhile. Then in room by myself. Wrote on letter to Fred. Out to S.S. at noon. In aft'n preached from Mk 1:37. Henry P. Haven there. Also Capt. Brooks & Col. Dyer. Went out to Roxbury to Mr. W. H. Hill's with Capt. Ropes to see Misses Mather & Perit. Met young Ropes just from Europe. In to Boston at 9pm. Met Mr. Haven at Fremont House & talked until midnight. Wrote awhile. Retired at 1am.

A. D. Smith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Dodge_Smith