3 February 1847, Wednesday
Concord, Massachusetts

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        The only mention of this lecture is in Franklin B. Sanborn’s typescript titled "Thoreau at Concord Lyceum," which is part of the Abernethy Collection at VtMiM. The typescript states that Prudence Ward wrote in her diary that Thoreau was to lecture in Concord on this evening. According to Concord Lyceum records, however, C. C. Hazewell of Concord lectured before the Lyceum on this date (MassLyc, p. 162). The Lincoln Lyceum did not meet on the date and is not a possibility (MassLyc, p. 213). Thoreau did lecture once on each of the two following weeks, on 10 February and again on 17 February. Either Thoreau had to reschedule his lecture to accommodate Hazewell or, much more likely, the Ward-Sanborn report represents a misunderstanding.