19 November 1840
adams-john10 Neal Millikan Amistad
162 New-York. Thursday 19. November 1840. Brooklyn L.I.

19. VII. Thursday.

Griscom J. H Frelinghuysen Theodore Milner Dr Appleton Nathan Mitchell Charles F. Hoffman Ogden King James Gore King Charles. Lawrence William Beach Tappan Lewis Leavitt Joshua Paterson M. C Greenwood John M’Lean James. Monroe James. De Kay, judge, of Bergen Duer President William Russell N. J. Buckley Wainwright Dr J. M. Selden Dudley— Baylis

Besides the names in the margin sundry other visitors called on me this day in such succession that it was impossible for me to remember them. I breakfasted with Mr and Mrs Downing at the Ladies ordinary, and immediately after, Mrs De Wint with her daughter Anna Maria came in— Mr and Mrs Whittemore are also in the City, and Julia De Wint, but according to their usual custom dispersed about among their friends in different parts of the City— Dr Griscom President of the New York Lyceum came and urgently solicited me to stay here over to-morrow, and to delive at the Tabernacle the same Lecture which I had determined to deliver, this Evening at Brooklyn— He said it would purchase at least 500 volumes of books for the Library— After some hesitation I consented to stay; doubtful of my own discretion, but hoping that my motive was good— I had parted yesterday from Mr Marchant, with the understanding that as I was to be here only this day, and could give him only one sitting he had given up the purpose of painting my portrait— After concluding to stay till Saturday, I went to Mr Marchant’s and told him I could sit this day and to-morrow, if it should suit him, and accordingly I sat nearly two hours before, and one after dinner— Mr Frelinghuysen invited me to dine with him tomorrow— Mr W. B. Lawrence told me that Mr Gallatin was just publishing a pamphlet on the North-eastern boundary question— A retort upon that of Featherstonhaugh— Mr Tappan who came with Mr Leavitt gave me a pamphlet concerning the case of the Amistad Negroes. Mr Appleton and Mr Quincy departed for Boston. About 6 P.M. Mr Baylis and Mr M’Lean Committee of the Brooklyn Society came with a hack came and took me over to the town hall, where I was received with some formality by the Mayor and Aldermen— Met there the Revd. Dr Cox of the Presbyterian Church— After suitable introductions and shaking of hands, we proceeded to the Church, where I delivered to a crowded auditory the Lecture on Faith, which was well received— After another hour of handshaking, I went to the Log Cabin Tippecanoe Ball— Dr. Coxe accompanied me to the door and there took leave. After a short stay there, Mr Baylis and Mr M’Lean accompanied me back to my lodgings at the Astor house, New-York— I received from Dr. Griscom a volume recently published by him upon animal mechanism.

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