11 & as the weather had much ameliorated our sail was very delightful. We bought crackers & apples & feasted ourselves. Bonaparte's place is a fine one but nothing very remarkable. At Bordentown we went on board the "New Philadelphia" & had a most lovely sail. Mary & I sat on the upper deck and I cannot tell you how beautiful the banks of the Delaware looked. The trees & ground were of the most beautiful green, the trees of all shades & the loveliest seats & cottages I ever beheld. Biddle's country seat is beyond every thing. A little after & we reached the city. Leſs than 24 hours after we left Boston. Maria, Mrs Phil(?) (?) E. &co stepe(?) into one carriage; Mary, Abby Shelly, S. Paul Anna P. into another & Mrs Basset on the outside of one & Diane & Lucretia. Mary Parker are found settled there. She & Charles Burleigh & Anna Coffin, L. Motts mother decided us, Lucretia being (?) down. She soon app(?)ed how ever, kissed me very kindly welcomed the rest. Mary R. explained to her that E. & herself did not consider themselves as invited guests they only wished to know the nearest rooming place. Lucretia (?) them wait till after dinner & then she would arrange. She gave us a nice dinner & then with great simplicity & warmth of summer assessed us that all our party must stay. If Maria & I who were to have a large bed would have Mary in & if Elizabeth was willing to sleep with Miſs Parker with Susan Paul in the room, there would be no difficulty. This was at once assented to, only Mary was put in with M. Parker and E. with us because of her ill health Mr & Mrs Burleigh were both staying here. The first is a pretty little smiling fellow with the Presbyterianisms pretty much washed out. After dinner it was proposed that we should go over to Fairmount but we did not feel able, any of us, I was obliged to lie down; (?) (?) called but I could not get up to see him. I slept an hour or two, I could not have stood it. When I came to go to bed, Lucretia begged me to feel at liberty to have(?) any friends here at any time. Luig(?) Chester(?) is here, staying in the kitchen most of the time but treated very kindly. The house is large & handsome, neat as an upper drawer, very
