Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Preface
- 1 The Voyage across the Pacific
- 2 A Survey of the United States of America
- 3 A Record of San Francisco, 1
- 4 A Record of San Francisco, 2
- 5 The Railroad Journey in the State of California
- 6 The Railroad Journey in the State of Nevada and Utah Territory
- 7 The Rocky Mountain Railroad
- 8 The Chicago Railroad
- 9 The Railroad Journey from Chicago to Washington, D.C.
- 10 A Survey of the District of Columbia
- 11 A Record of Washington, D.C., 1
- 12 A Record of Washington, D.C., 2
- 13 A Record of Washington, D.C., 3
- 14 The Journey Through the Northern States, 1
- 15 The Journey Through the Northern States, 2
- 16 The Journey Through the Northern States, 3
- 17 A Record of Washington, D.C.: Epilogue
- 18 A Record of Philadelphia
- 19 A Record of New York City
- 20 A Record of Boston
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- Index
18 - A Record of Philadelphia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Preface
- 1 The Voyage across the Pacific
- 2 A Survey of the United States of America
- 3 A Record of San Francisco, 1
- 4 A Record of San Francisco, 2
- 5 The Railroad Journey in the State of California
- 6 The Railroad Journey in the State of Nevada and Utah Territory
- 7 The Rocky Mountain Railroad
- 8 The Chicago Railroad
- 9 The Railroad Journey from Chicago to Washington, D.C.
- 10 A Survey of the District of Columbia
- 11 A Record of Washington, D.C., 1
- 12 A Record of Washington, D.C., 2
- 13 A Record of Washington, D.C., 3
- 14 The Journey Through the Northern States, 1
- 15 The Journey Through the Northern States, 2
- 16 The Journey Through the Northern States, 3
- 17 A Record of Washington, D.C.: Epilogue
- 18 A Record of Philadelphia
- 19 A Record of New York City
- 20 A Record of Boston
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- Index
Summary
July 27th, 1872. Fine.
Today we packed our luggage and left Washington, D.C., on the noon train. After travelling north through Baltimore, we passed to the west of Philadelphia at seven in the evening.
We had accepted an invitation from Mr. Jay Cooke, a wealthy Philadelphia banker. When we reached a small village station some ten miles north of Philadelphia, we were met by carriages of the Cooke family and taken to his country estate. In recent years Mr. Cooke has come to be highly regarded for his enormous wealth and benevolence. On the evening we arrived, he was away on business and had not yet returned. His younger brother welcomed and entertained us.
July 28th. Fine.
Mr. Cooke returned this morning. He had travelled fifteen miles into the mountains the previous day to inspect some mines and had mistaken the departure time of the return train. He apologised for being late. Today we also enjoyed a banquet with his whole family in the grand dining-room. The family welcomed us wholeheartedly at each meal, doing everything possible to entertain us.
July 29th. Fine.
The Philadelphia municipal government had urged us to visit the city and we could not refuse such hospitality, so at nine o'clock in the morning we said goodbye to the Cooke family and left by train for Philadelphia, where we took rooms at the Continental Hotel.
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