The Diary of Philip Hone 18281851 Author:Bayard Tuckerman, Philip Hone Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Lechmore Point. The last-named establishment occupies a large house, formerly the residence of Mr. Barrell, to which spacious wings have been added, and several ... more »court-yards for the recreation of the patients. The arrangement of these courts and of the buildings admits of a classification of the patients, which has been much wanted in our asylum at Bloomingdale. I dined with an agreeable party at Mr. Otis's, and in the evening accompanied my daughter to a party at Mrs. Otis's, and another party at Mrs. Derby's. Sunday, Sept. 14. — Went to St. Paul's Church in the forenoon, and heard a sermon from Mr. Alonzo Potter, the pastor of that church. This gentleman is son-in-law to Dr. Nott, President of Union College. After dinner we rode out to Colonel Perkins's, at Brookline, where we took tea; and in the evening went to Mr. Otis's. Colonel Perkins has one of the finest places in the neighbourhood; his wall fruit and grapery are justly celebrated, and are now in great perfection. Tuesday, Sept. 16. — We went on an excursion to Waltham, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Tilden and Mr. Payne; visited the celebrated seat and ground of Mr. Lyman, and the splendid mansion of the late Governor Gore, where we were kindly received and entertained by Mrs. Gore. This great man has been dead eighteen months, and his widow has lived in retirement ever since. I dined at Gen. Theodore Lyman's, who lives in very handsome style, and has the best library I have seen in Boston. Passed the evening with a party at Mrs. Cunningham's. This lady, who is lately married, is the daughter of Rufus Amory. Friday, Sept. 19.—We started for Providence at twelve o'clock; came to Dedham, ten miles, to dinner. A fine morning, with fair wind, made the latter part of our voyage very pleasant, and we arrived in New York ...« less