22d. Finished Oram's types and some Hieroglyphics. Wrote a letter to A. Tiebout signed Rosicrucius and delivered it. Afternoon-engraved and read and began to copy a table from Lee's Botany. Mr. Oram paid me 2/ for the two types. Mr. Martin brought me a Free Mason's medal to engrave.

23d. Finished the medal. Martin came for it and left another to be touched up. I polished the copper for Gilford's plate. I was working on a cut for Mr. Bunce when the gouge slipped and pierced my finger to the bone not far from its junction with the palm. Finished the job with difficulty. Called at Dr. Young's, he desired my attendance at Justice Brasher's to-morrow morning. Mr. Debow delivered me a ticket from Dr. Smith to attend his lectures. I accordingly went at 4 to the college and heard the 1st. Our family were invited to attend at Mr. Bailey's, a funeral of a lady from St. Augustine. A. Tiebout lent me a print of* John Jay (our new Governor) engraved by C. Tiebout. -I delivered Bunce's cut. She wished to have some more work done. I planned out Gilford's title page.

24th. At 9 attended at Justice Brasher's and gave my evidence in favor of Dr. Young. Much grieved at finding that I had deviated a little from truth. Before dinner I finished the map just as Mr. Reid came in. He took it with him and in the afternoon brought a proof. I drew a tolerable likeness of Mama. Walked on the Battery. Saw a ship loaded with passengers from Ireland, as I was afterward informed. Saw Aug. Bailey. Stopped at his house and looked at a young bear of his, which he had brought from St. Augustine. Received a letter from John Babcock + (Hartford), with orders for engraving cuts for a little book. Got the plate from Myers and paid him 6 dollars. Wrote an answer to Babcock.

25th. Finished Gilfert's plate. Got a proof at Burger's and after correcting, delivered it to him. Wrote from Lee's Botany. Finished and delivered 4 of Harrison's cuts. A rainy day. A

* Mr. Jay was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain in 1794, and succeeded in negotiating the treaty which still goes by his name. He became Governor of the State the next year.

+Babcock was a publisher of children's books, doubtless doing other works also. His imprint was a frequent one at that day.

Mr. McKenric came with Mrs. Culverhouse and gave us some tunes on the violin.

26th. Engraved 13 of the Hieroglyphics. In the afternoon took another course; crossed the meadows above the Hospital and came to the North River. A ship had just been launching, but had stuck by the way. Cast type metal plates. 27th. Cast type metal. Finished 12 Hieroglyphics and part of one of Babcock's cuts. A tail-piece for my violin 3/ at Gilfert's. Saw a small boy, who was playing on the violin in the street with much taste. Mrs. Reid came in pretty late in the evening; has had two teeth drawn and a very sore mouth in consequence of it.

28th. Sunday-Before church, I took a nap to prevent drowsiness, being apprehensive of it from my unsound sleep last night-for I wrapped my blanket around me and walked downstairs. Heard Mr. Beach. Afternoon-went to the German Church and heard Ph. Mildollar† (my old school-mate) preach on the love of God. After tea went to Mr. Dunn's room and heard the person who preached last Sunday evening. Philip. ii, 5.

29th. Finished 2 of Babcock's cuts and 3 of Harrison's with 4 Hieroglyphics, besides casting 2 plates. Spent 15d. for pumice stone. I was called to see a lad in fits at Shinckle's ‡ (Hatter). Mr. Field had already arrived. We staid till the fits became less * The meadows above the Hospital" were the low grounds on both sides of Canal street westward to the North River. They were of considerable extent. The Hospital itself was on the top of a hill.

The Rev. Philip Milledoler was born and brought up in the German Reformed Church, and at the age of twenty became the pastor of the one in this city. He was installed as a colleague with the Rev. John Rodgers, the Rev. John MeKnight, and the Rev. Samuel Miller in the pastorship of the Presbyterian churches of this city on the 5th of August, 1805, having been for five years before the pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. There were three of these churches in this city in close connection, the Wall Street Church, the Brick Church, and the Rutgers Street Church. The collegiate relation between them was dissolved on the 26th of April, 1809, Dr. Milledoler after that being pastor of the latter alone. In April, 1813, he resigned the charge of the church, and became one of the pastors of the Collegiate Dutch Church, and subsequently President of Rutgers College, of which, under another name, Dr. John H. Livingston had been his predecessor. Dr. Milledoler died in September, 1852, aged seventy-seven. His wife died within a day of him, and was buried at the same time.

Jacob Schinkle, hatter, was at 63 Pearl street.

violent. Called on Chace, who wanted a stamp made for Hair powder. He gave up the notion, because it could not be done neat enough on wood.

30th. Engraved 6 Hieroglyphics and a Schooner for Mr. Loudon.* Began to scour the Copper for Reid's Map. Called on Birdsall. Afternoon went to Mr. Davis's and saw 2 prints. At 4 attended Dr. Smith's lecture. Rain during the Afternoon. Evening-read in the Citizen of the world, after playing a few tunes with Mr. McIntosh.

JULY.

1st. Finished 2 of Babcock's cuts and some other typemetal. Had several heats at scouring the Copper plates. Mr. Babcock called on me in his way to Philadelphia.

2d. Finished another of Harrison's cuts. Polished the plate and after tracing the map of the United States, which consumed the most of the day, took off the impression on the Copper. Spent 1/ for a pencil. W. Debow made us a visit. Afternoon attended Dr. Smith's lecture. Evening called at Mr. Martin's with his medal. When I returned my brother and I played on the violin

* Samuel Loudon, the printer, was born in Scotland, Dr. John W. Francis says, and not in Ireland, as Thomas has it. He came to New York some years before the Revolution as a ship chandler. In 1775 he purchased a part of the printing materials owned by Frederick Shober, in company with whom he began printing. They were but a few months together before Shober judged it prudent, from the existing situation of public affairs, to leave New York and retire to a farm in New Jersey. The title of the firm had been Shober and Loudon. Loudon purchased the remainder of the printing materials and opened a printing house in Water street, between the Coffee House and the Old Slip. He took an active interest in the political questions then stirring up the public mind, and at the beginning of January, 1776, published a newspaper in the interests of the Americans. When it became probable that the British would take possession of the city he removed to Fishkill, publishing the New York Packet there till the establishment of peace, when he returned to the city. An account of one of his newspapers will be found in our number for November, 1889. He printed a few books and kept a bookstore; he was an elder in the First Associate Reformed Church in Cedar street, commonly known as the Scotch Church, of which the Rev. John Mason and the Rev. John M. Mason were successively pastors. He died at Middletown Point, New Jersey, February 24th, 1813, aged eighty-six years. He had outlived Gaine and Rivington and all other pre-Revolutionary printers.

for Mr. Scoles. Lamplin* sent home my shoes, for which I paid 2 dollars.

3d. Began to engrave the map. Cast some type-metal cuts. Received 5 dollars from Gilfert's for the Copperplate. Jam. Sacket passed part of the afternoon with us. His account of the country girl kept by a married man. I got a stamp to alter for a negro Tobacconist. I. Grozart desired me to put up some medicine for the voyage. He is going Master of a Brig to Hamburgh. Ward Hunt, Junr., came and brought his flute with him, we had a few tunes. In the afternoon I got a graver from Martin's which he had been hammering out-Stopped at A. Tiebout's, and heard part of the treaty + between Great Britain and America. It is generally disapproved of.

4th. Anniversary of American Independence I was aroused pretty early by the firing of Cannon and ringing of bells-I paid 9d. for different medicines at Wainwright's, made some pills and put up, with some articles for I. Grozart. Before dinner took a

* George Lamplin, shoemaker, 80 Nassau street.

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The treaty with England was signed by Mr. Jay on the 19th of November, 1794, and he returned to this city the following spring. After considerable debate it was ratified by the Senate. It provided that the ports which the British had retained should be given up to the Americans, and compensation made for illegal captures, and that the American government should pay to the British £600,000 in trust for the subjects of Great Britain to whom American citizens were indebted. But it did not prohibit the right of searching merchant vessels, which had been claimed by the British, and was thus an abandonment of the favorite principle of the Americans that free ships make free goods." While the Senate were debating the subject with closed doors a member had given an incorrect copy of the treaty to a printer. It was circulated with rapidity, and produced much irritation. The President received addresses from every part of the Union, praying him to withhold his signature; but Washington, believing the treaty to be the best which, under existing circumstances, could be obtained, signed it, in defiance of popular clamor. At the next session of Congress an attempt was made by the party opposed to the administration to hinder the treaty from going into effect by refusing to vote the necessary supplies of money. After a long debate, in which several members, particularly Fisher Ames of Massachusetts, displayed much eloquence, and the parties generally much heat and irritation, the appropriation was carried by a majority of three, and the treaty went into effect. The Republican party believed that the peace which it purchased, while the right of search was granted to England, would be short lived and inglorious.

walk towards the brick-meeting and saw the procession of the troops and public Societies. Stopped at Mrs. Rose's and sat awhile. Afternoon engraved pretty steadily. J. Dougall sat and read with us. I bought a hat for 4 dollars. Finished reading the Citizen of the World. Went to see the fire works before the Government House. † Afterwards walked about and viewed some illuminations.

5th. Sunday. This morning I called at Dr. Young's; at his request I went to Dr. Smith's and on enquiring found that Mr. Winchester was to preach this forenoon in Mr. Dunn's room. At 11 o'clock our whole family went and heard him preach from John v, 68-"Thou hast the words of eternal life." Afternoon at Trinity Church. Mr. Beach, Matth. viii, 26. At 6 o'clock I went to Mr. Dunn's room and heard an English clergyman. Jo. Smith's harangue to my father on the subject of his issuing a writ for home.

* The Brick Meeting House was the Presbyterian Church at the junction of Nassau street, Park row and Spruce street, which when it was built were called respectively Nassau street, Chatham street and George street. The face was on Beekman street. A grant was obtained from the corporation of this piece of land, then almost out of town, and the church, which was intended for those who were swarming from the Wall street one, was opened for divine service January 1st, 1768. During the Revolution it was an hospital. The pastors in 1795 were Dr. Rodgers, Dr. McKnight, and Dr. Miller. The church was demolished about 1856, the members moving uptown. The ground is now occupied by the Potter building and the Times building.

By the Government House is meant the building erected upon the site of the fort below the Bowling Green for the residence of the President of the United States. As the capital of the nation was removed to Philadelphia about the time of its completion the President never lived there, but the Governors of the State, George Clinton and John Jay, did. When Albany became the State capital early in the century the edifice was used for various governmental purposes until the latter part of 1815 or beginning of 1816, when it was demolished. Upon its site were erected in 1816 and 1817 the dwellings now used for steamship offices. They were the handsomest in town, and were really very spacious and commodious buildings. Washington Irving speaks of a party he attended in one of them in the highest terms, and gives a glowing description of the house. The last recorded event in connection with the Government House prior to its destruction was the illumination in honor of the peace of 1815. It was a tall structure entered from the front by two winding series of steps, and was of large size.

The Rev. Mr. Winchester is also unknown to us. He appears in no list of the clergy that we have access to.