- Porter judge
- Porter Peter B. jun
r - Fillmore Millard
- Love Thomas C.
- Stevens Frederick P.
- Foote Doctor T. M
- Crowds
My wedding day. 1797.—
Since I left home, I have been able hither to, to employ two hours of the
morning before breakfast in writing, and thus to keep along with the
current of time in my journal— But now commences a succession of days so
absorbed morning noon and night, that my record must run into arrears
very difficult, if not impracticable to retrieve— This morning Genl.
Porter took me over to see his brother the judge, who within a few months has been
crippled by an accident in which his hip bone was broken, and he can
scarcely rise from his seat. At his house I found four clergymen of
different denominations who were introduced to me; but whose names
escape from my memory.— After a tour in his garden from one corner of
which there is a fine view of the falls, I visited with the General
their Saw Mill where they were sawing planks— There was also a machine
for sawing shingles, not working, but which had been seen and much
admired by Mr Brooks. I enquired of one of
the workmen, how long the saw which the machinery drives through the log
in half a minute and turns out a plank. He said four months and was
entirely worn out in that time.— The train of Cars leaves the Falls for
Buffalo, at 2. P.M— But the Committee from that City had concluded to
take me up from Schlosser in the Steamer Bunker Hill— General Porter
took me in his Carriage to Schlosser, and there all our party met,
precisely at Noon, the time which had been fixed, the Committee from
Buffalo, with a numerous company of Ladies and gentlemen who had taken
this opportunity for an excursion of pleasure, and all cordially greeted
me and all our party. Here General Porter took leave of me, declining
from indisposition the earnest invition of the Citizens of Utica to
accompany me thither.— There was another Steamer the Cleveland with a
company of Ladies and Gentlemen, equally numerous on a separate
excursion, but joining us as in procession— The passage from Schlosser
to Buffalo occupied four hours; the banks of the river on both sides
presenting a succession of beautiful landscapes. Some of us landed on
Grand Island, and inspected the pyramid announcing in Hebrew and in
English the city of Ararat founded by Moses
M. Noah— We dined in the Steamer: a cold water dinner, and
at 4. O’Clock entered in beautiful Style, the harbour of Buffalo, at the
entrance of Lake Erie— We were received by shouting multitudes at the
landing. I was conducted in an open barouche to a Stage at the park
received a complimentary address from Mr Fillmore, which was
answered by me addressing the People— After this I rode round the City
with Mr Fillmore and the Mayor, then to the American Hotel, and
shook hands with some hundreds of men and women— Firemen’s torch light
procession— Thunder Shower and Evening party.