Thoreau writes in his journal:
Balm-of-Gilead pollen in house to-day; outdoors, say to-morrow, if fair.
Minott tells me of one Matthias Bowers, a native of Chelmsford and cousin of C. Bowers, a very active fellow, who used to sleep with him and when he found the door locked would climb over tlne roof and come in at the dormer-window . . .