Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal:
2 P.M.—Sail and paddle down river . . .
See, twenty rods or more down-stream, four or five young ducks, which appear already to be disturbed by my boat. So, leaving that to attract their attention, I make my way alongshore in the high grass and behind the trees till I am opposite to them . . .
Thoreau also writes to Welch, Bigelow & Company:
Below you will find my bill for plumbago. I will thank you to send a Draft for the amount on a Boston bank, as heretofore. Trusting that you will not require me to wait so long, without explanation, as the last time, I remain
Yrs truly
Henry D. Thoreau
Concord July 27 1860
Messrs Welch Bigelow & Co
Bought of Henry D. Thoreau
Twenty-four lb of Plumbago
sent April 27
Recd Payt
Boston, Mass. The Liberator prints Thoreau’s “The Last Days of John Brown” (The Liberator, vol. 20, no. 30 (27 July 1860):118). See entry 4 July.
