| Page 001 | Front cover. |
| Page 002 | Front flyleaf. |
| Page 003 | Small doodle with square and triangle. |
| Page 004 | Gives the date range of entries for the diary and Gunn's address at 290 Broadway. |
| Page 005 [08-01-1852] | Describes his impressions of the room upon waking up in Mr. Hall's house. |
| Page 006 [08-01-1852] | Comments briefly on American agriculture versus English agriculture. |
| Page 007 [08-02-1852] | Describes witnessing the thrashing of wheat ricks. |
| Page 008 [08-02-1852] | Describes seeking out Edward Heylyn's residence in Le Roy. |
| Page 009 [08-02-1852] | Describes his visit with Edward Heylyn, including the town of Le Roy. |
| Page 010 [08-02-1852] | Describes his visit with Edward Heylyn and his return to Mr. Hall. |
| Page 011 [08-03-1852] | Reminisces about Mary Bilton. |
| Page 012 [08-03-1852] | Describes his return train journey to New York. |
| Page 013 [08-04-1852] | Describes his return train journey to New York. |
| Page 014 [08-07-1852] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with William Barth. |
| Page 015 [08-10-1852] | Describes having dinner with the Dunsiers. |
| Page 016 [08-12-1852] | Mentions an incident in which a boy was run over by an omnibus. |
| Page 017 [08-14-1852] | Describes a New Jersey seaside retreat with Joe Greatbatch. |
| Page 018 [08-15-1852] | Describes his return to New York from the New Jersey seaside by boat. |
| Page 019 [08-18-1852] | Describes attending a play and a ballet with William Barth. |
| Page 020 [08-21-1852] | Mentions Joe Greatbatch's plan to move to Australia in the next month. |
| Page 021 [08-25-1852] | Mentions that Davis refuses to convey Gunn's laundry for his wife to clean any longer. |
| Page 022 [08-26-1852] | Mentions the marriage of Jane Gibson and Mason. |
| Page 023 [08-26-1852] | Mentions visiting Davis and speaking with his mother-in-law Mrs. Kerrigan. |
| Page 024 [08-27-1852] | Mentions the departure of Albert Brown to New Orleans and hearing news of the marriage of Annie Mitchell. |
| Page 025 [08-28-1852] | States that Joe Greatbatch will depart for Australia on September 10th on the ''Ocean Eagle.'' |
| Page 026 [08-30-1852] | Comments on how the Battery is the prettiest spot in New York. |
| Page 027 [08-31-1852] | Mentions that John Brougham is in Washington negotiating with the Democratic Party to have the ''Lantern'' report favorably on them before the upcoming election. |
| Page 028 [09-01-1852] | Mentions that many inmates of William's Barth's Hospital on Governors Island have cholera. |
| Page 029 [09-02-1852] | Describes an incident in which he and Alfred Waud went swimming, and Gunn's pants went missing. |
| Page 030 [09-03-1852] | Describes attending a ''Camp Meeting'' with Roberts. |
| Page 031 [09-03-1852] | Describes attending a ''Camp Meeting'' with Roberts. |
| Page 032 [09-04-1852] | Describes attending a ''Camp Meeting'' with Roberts. |
| Page 033 [09-04-1852] | Describes attending a ''Camp Meeting'' with Roberts. |
| Page 034 [09-05-1852] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with William Barth. |
| Page 035 [09-05-1852] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with William Barth. |
| Page 036 [09-06-1852] | Mentions meeting a California man and listening to his tales. |
| Page 037 [09-09-1852] | Comments on the departure of William Barth for Fort Mackinac. |
| Page 038 [09-11-1852] | Describes the departure of Joe Greatbatch for Australia on the ''Ocean Eagle.'' |
| Page 039 [09-13-1852] | Describes the departure of Joe Greatbatch for Australia on the ''Ocean Eagle.'' |
| Page 040 [09-13-1852] | Comments on the ''Lantern'' owing money to many writers, artists, engravers, and others. |
| Page 041 [09-14-1852] | Describes hearing Marietta Alboni sing at Metropolitan Hall. |
| Page 042 [09-14-1852] | Mentions receiving pay for a drawing for the ''Lantern.'' |
| Page 043 [09-16-1852] | Mentions having dinner with Alfred Waud and Davis. |
| Page 044 [09-18-1852] | Describes a sketching expedition to Hoboken with Alfred Waud and Fay. |
| Page 045 [09-19-1852] | Describes a conversation with Thomas Picton and J.B. Holmes about the ''Lone Star Association'' and the invasion of Cuba. |
| Page 046 [09-20-1852] | Mentions that Dan Dodd has returned to Cuba, and comments on the marriage of Mason and Jane Gibson. |
| Page 047 [09-22-1852] | Mentions going to Mrs. Kidder's residence to take Lotty to the theater, and discovering she is at her uncle's. |
| Page 048 [09-22-1852] | Describes attending the play ''David Copperfield'' with Lotty. |
| Page 049 [09-22-1852] | Describes Lotty Kidder. |
| Page 050 [09-22-1852] | Comments on the acting in the play ''David Copperfield.'' |
| Page 051 [09-23-1852] | Describes witnessing a fire at a confectionary and French chocolate factory. |
| Page 052 [09-25-1852] | Describes witnessing a fire at a confectionary and French chocolate factory. |
| Page 053 [09-25-1852] | Describes witnessing a fire at a confectionary and French chocolate factory. |
| Page 054 [09-25-1852] | Comments on John Brougham as an actor. |
| Page 055 [09-26-1852] | Describes a visit to Morrisiana to see land purchased by Frank Royal in the projected village. |
| Page 056 [09-26-1852] | Mentions that Fagan's shop has burnt down. |
| Page 057 [09-29-1852] | Comments on the Duke of Wellington upon learning of his death. |
| Page 058 [09-29-1852] | Describes the scene of a recent fire. |
| Page 059 | Enclosed pencil sketch of William Barth smoking a pipe, drawn by Banks. |
| Page 060 [09-30-1852] | Mentions the troubles Dickenson is having with his wife. |
| Page 061 [10-01-1852] | Details an amusing and untruthful letter he wrote to Edward Heylyn. |
| Page 062 [10-02-1852] | Mentions going to see a panorama of Winfield Scott's Mexican campaigns. |
| Page 063 [10-03-1852] | Mentions that Dunsier had been incarcerated in the Tombs for a week. |
| Page 064 [10-05-1852] | Mentions feeling ill. |
| Page 065 [10-09-1852] | Mentions getting a tooth extracted. |
| Page 066 [10-13-1852] | Mentions that Lotty's baby is sick and might die. |
| Page 067 [10-15-1852] | Mentions meeting Allie Vernon, a girl who writes verses for the ''New York Picayune.'' |
| Page 068 [10-15-1852] | Mentions a conversation with Alfred Waud in which they wonder if they shall ever have homes. |
| Page 069 [10-17-1852] | Comments on ''Uncle Tom's Cabin.'' |
| Page 070 [10-18-1852] | Mentions Charley Brown's return to New York for a visit. |
| Page 071 [10-18-1852] | Describes going to see ''Much Ado About Nothing'' performed at the Lyceum with Charley Brown. |
| Page 072 [10-19-1852] | Comments on Charley Brown's visit to Lotty and their broken engagement. |
| Page 073 [10-19-1852] | Mentions fooling two dressmakers into thinking he has recently returned from California. |
| Page 074 [10-20-1852] | Mentions taking back five blocks from the ''Lantern'' in place of $20 they owe him. |
| Page 075 [10-20-1852] | Mentions that time has been passing quickly for him. |
| Page 076 [10-22-1852] | Describes finding Thomas Picton dressed in his ''Garde National'' costume. |
| Page 077 [10-24-1852] | Mentions the start of the construction of the Crystal Palace in New York. |
| Page 078 [10-26-1852] | Comments on Daniel Webster's death. |
| Page 079 [10-26-1852] | Comments on death. |
| Page 080 [10-29-1852] | Comments on French humor. |
| Page 081 [10-29-1852] | Comments on Wat Tyler. |
| Page 082 [10-31-1852] | Comments briefly on Mason and mentions that the Presidential Elections are the next day. |
| Page 083 [11-01-1852] | Mentions that the 1852 Presidential Election is taking place. |
| Page 084 [11-04-1852] | Mentions a new illustrated paper projected by Barnum, no title given. |
| Page 085 [11-05-1852] | Mentions his drawing work. |
| Page 086 [11-06-1852] | Describes a disagreement with Cornelius Mathews. |
| Page 087 [11-07-1852] | Comments on a dream he had about Mary Bilton. |
| Page 088 [11-08-1852] | Mentions going to hear Marietta Alboni sing. |
| Page 089 [11-11-1852] | Mentions feeling ill. |
| Page 090 [11-16-1852] | Describes the procession in memory of Daniel Webster. |
| Page 091 [11-17-1852] | Mentions buying a pitcher, a coffee pot, and a mug. |
| Page 092 [11-18-1852] | Mentions his drawing work. |
| Page 093 [11-19-1852] | Describes a visit to Mr. Hammett's boarding house. |
| Page 094 [11-21-1852] | Mentions that Lotty has gotten back together with her estranged husband. |
| Page 095 [11-21-1852] | Mentions hearing of Thomas Powell's forgery from Hammett. |
| Page 096 [11-30-1852] | Mentions receiving a letter from George Bolton. |
| Page 097 [12-02-1852] | Mentions receiving a letter from Edward Heylyn and an invitation to visit him for Christmas. |
| Page 098 [12-04-1852] | Mentions attending a sermon at Chapin's new Broadway church. |
| Page 099 [12-06-1852] | Mentions Charley Brown's return to New York. |
| Page 100 [12-07-1852] | Describes visiting Charley Brown, Alfred Brown, and their elder sister Emma. |
| Page 101 [12-08-1852] | Mentions Dillon Mapother's return to New York from Michigan on his way to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Page 102 [12-10-1852] | Describes Dillon Mapother's encounter with ''Old Kent'' at a railroad depot. |
| Page 103 [12-11-1852] | Mentions going to ''The Shades'' with Charley Brown for a drink. |
| Page 104 [12-13-1852] | Comments briefly on ''Don Quixote.'' |
| Page 105 [12-13-1852] | Comments on Lotty Kidder. |
| Page 106 [12-15-1852] | Mentions the work of his friends. |
| Page 107 [12-15-1852] | Mentions his drawing work. |
| Page 108 [12-18-1852] | Describes a visit to Mr. Welden's residence. |
| Page 109 [12-20-1852] | Mentions having a drink with William North, Thomas Picton, and others. |
| Page 110 [12-21-1852] | Describes stories told while having a drink with William North, Thomas Picton, and others. |
| Page 111 [12-21-1852] | Mentions getting a free pass for the Erie Railroad. |
| Page 112 [12-22-1852] | Mentions a having a drink with Thomas Picton and a ''Lone Star Unit,'' discussing Cuba. |
| Page 113 [12-24-1852] | Describes the events of Christmas Day. |
| Page 114 [12-27-1852] | Describes a visit to Chamber Street Savings Bank to make a deposit. |
| Page 115 [12-27-1852] | Describes a night out with Dillon Mapother, Kelly, Davis, Swinton, and Alfred Waud. |
| Page 116 [12-27-1852] | Describes the morning of his departure for Niagara Falls. |
| Page 117 [12-28-1852] | Describes his train journey to Niagara Falls. |
| Page 118 [12-28-1852] | Describes his arrival at Rochester and his visit to the Genesee Falls. |
| Page 119 [12-29-1852] | Describes his visit to the Genesee Falls. |
| Page 120 [12-29-1852] | Describes his journey to Le Roy and Edward Heylyn's house. |
| Page 121 [12-31-1852] | Describes a visit to Buttermilk Falls with Edward Heylyn. |
| Page 122 [01-01-1853] | Describes his New Year's Day calls with Edward Heylyn. |
| Page 123 [01-01-1853] | Describes his visit to Le Roy and the Heylyns. |
| Page 124 [01-03-1853] | Gives his thoughts on country folks. |
| Page 125 [01-04-1853] | Describes the journey by sleigh to Niagara Falls with Edward Heylyn. |
| Page 126 [01-04-1853] | Describes the journey by sleigh and train to Niagara Falls with Edward Heylyn. |
| Page 127 [01-05-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 128 [01-05-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 129 [01-05-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 130 [01-05-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 131 [01-05-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 132 [01-05-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 133 [01-06-1853] | Describes Niagara Falls in the wintertime. |
| Page 134 [01-06-1853] | Describes crossing to Queenston Heights in Ontario, Canada, from Niagara Falls. |
| Page 135 [01-07-1853] | Describes his journey to Toronto, Canada, by boat. |
| Page 136 [01-07-1853] | Describes his arrival in Toronto, Canada. |
| Page 137 [01-07-1853] | Describes meeting his cousin Dick Gunn's boss Mr. Gray in Toronto, Canada. |
| Page 138 [01-08-1853] | Describes his visit in Toronto, Canada. |
| Page 139 [01-08-1853] | Comments on the differences between Canadians and Americans. |
| Page 140 [01-10-1853] | Describes his return journey by train to New York. |
| Page 141 [01-12-1853] | Describes his return journey by train to New York. |
| Page 142 [01-16-1853] | Mentions water leaking from the roof of his room. |
| Page 143 [01-21-1853] | Describes almost getting into a fight. |
| Page 144 [01-21-1853] | Mentions seeing Dillon Mapother sail off to Ireland for his twenty-first birthday. |
| Page 145 [01-29-1853] | Describes a visit from John Gotch. |
| Page 146 [01-29-1853] | Describes a visit to Mrs. Kidder's residence and hearing Lotty sing. |
| Page 147 [01-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mrs. Kidder's residence. |
| Page 148 [02-01-1853] | Mentions attending ''Heller's'' Entertainment. |
| Page 149 [02-03-1853] | Describes his friend Alfred Waud in detail. |
| Page 150 [02-03-1853] | Describes his friend Alfred Waud in detail. |
| Page 151 [02-05-1853] | Comments on men of leisure. |
| Page 152 | Enclosed newspaper clipping commenting on a ''Lantern'' illustration supporting the ''Lone Star Association'' with a mission to invade Cuba, perhaps drawn by Gunn. |
| Page 153 [02-06-1853] | Mentions a visit from Charles Welden and Field's departure for Australia on the ''Peytona.'' |
| Page 154 [02-08-1853] | Describes bidding goodbye to Field and Gotch on the ''Peytona'' prior to their departure for Australia. |
| Page 155 [02-10-1853] | Mentions attending a ''Amusement & Intellectual-Marriage-Accelerating Society'' meeting organized by Alfred Brown, including both men and women. |
| Page 156 [02-10-1853] | Mentions attending a ''Amusement & Intellectual-Marriage-Accelerating Society'' meeting organized by Alfred Brown, including both men and women. |
| Page 157 [02-14-1853] | Describes attending a meeting of the ''Amusement & Intellectual-Marriage-Accelerating Society.'' |
| Page 158 [02-17-1853] | Describes attending a meeting of the ''Amusement & Intellectual-Marriage-Accelerating Society.'' |
| Page 159 [02-19-1853] | Mentions being ill. |
| Page 160 [02-21-1853] | Mentions having difficulty obtaining a room at Alfred Waud's boarding house. |
| Page 161 [02-23-1853] | Comments on Robinson. |
| Page 162 [02-27-1853] | Mentions that Lockington has ''bolted'' from the city in debt. |
| Page 163 [03-01-1853] | Mentions seeing the play ''Poor Gentlemen.'' |
| Page 164 [03-05-1853] | Describes a visit to Nagle. |
| Page 165 [03-07-1853] | Mentions selling drawings to Harpers. |
| Page 166 [03-11-1853] | Comments on a production of ''Pauline.'' |
| Page 167 [03-12-1853] | Mentions that Charley Brown has officially changed his name to Charles Francois Damoreau. |
| Page 168 [03-13-1853] | Mentions that Davis has stuffed his mattress with straw for him, but left the extra straw in his room. |
| Page 169 [03-15-1853] | Comments briefly on Carlyle's ''Life of Sterling.'' |
| Page 170 [03-18-1853] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with Charles Damoreau. |
| Page 171 [03-20-1853] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with Charles Damoreau. |
| Page 172 [03-23-1853] | Mentions sketching at the Naturalization Office at City Hall in New York. |
| Page 173 [03-27-1853] | Describes a visit to Mrs. Kidder's residence, including kissing Lotty. |
| Page 174 [03-27-1853] | Mentions the death of Will Greatbatch, and attending his funeral. |
| Page 175 [03-29-1853] | Describes attending the funeral of Will Greatbatch. |
| Page 176 [03-29-1853] | Describes attending the burial of Will Greatbatch. |
| Page 177 | Enclosed scrap of paper. |
| Page 178 [04-01-1853] | Mentions that the ''Lantern'' is near collapse. |
| Page 179 [04-04-1853] | Mentions his refusal to draw a pro-slavery picture for Bunnell and Price. |
| Page 180 [04-07-1853] | Describes a dog that made its way upstairs to his room and stayed. |
| Page 181 [04-09-1853] | Mentions that he will keep the dog if her master does not come back to claim her. |
| Page 182 [04-10-1853] | Mentions visits to his gymnasium. |
| Page 183 [04-12-1853] | Describes attending a gymnastics exhibition. |
| Page 184 [04-13-1853] | Describes attending a gymnastics exhibition. |
| Page 185 [04-13-1853] | Comments on the work of a journalist. |
| Page 186 [04-22-1853] | Mentions meeting a neighbor who experiments with hermetically sealing food. |
| Page 187 [04-23-1853] | Mentions a day spent with the Greatbatches. |
| Page 188 [04-24-1853] | Comments on his appreciation for ''good simple-hearted people.'' |
| Page 189 [04-25-1853] | Comments on Alfred Waud's truthfulness. |
| Page 190 [04-25-1853] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with Charles Damoreau. |
| Page 191 [04-28-1853] | Mentions going to the theater. |
| Page 192 [04-30-1853] | Mentions Lotty's request for his daguerreotype. |
| Page 193 [05-02-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal Palace with Price. |
| Page 194 [05-03-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal Palace with Price. |
| Page 195 [05-05-1853] | Mentions going to the theater and a fight between Lotty and Mrs. Kidder. |
| Page 196 [05-08-1853] | Describes taking Lotty to get her daguerreotype taken. |
| Page 197 [05-11-1853] | States that he wonders what Charley Damoreau would think about him having Lotty's daguerreotype. |
| Page 198 [05-13-1853] | Describes visits to Fort Hamilton and Fort Lafayette. |
| Page 199 [05-14-1853] | Describes visits to Fort Hamilton and Fort Lafayette. |
| Page 200 [05-15-1853] | Describes a visit to Staten Island with Charley Damoreau and Alfred Waud. |
| Page 201 [05-16-1853] | Comments on his uncle upon his aunt leaving him. |
| Page 202 [05-18-1853] | Mentions reading and going to the theater. |
| Page 203 [05-22-1853] | Describes rowing with Alfred Waud and Charles Damoreau near Castle Garden. |
| Page 204 [05-22-1853] | Describes seeing a party of one hundred Germans relaxing on Staten Island. |
| Page 205 [05-29-1853] | Comments on the troubled marriage of Lotty and John Whytal. |
| Page 206 [05-30-1853] | Comments on the troubled marriage of Lotty and John Whytal. |
| Page 207 [05-31-1853] | Comments on the troubled marriage of Lotty and John Whytal. |
| Page 208 [05-31-1853] | Comments on the troubled marriage of Lotty and John Whytal. |
| Page 209 [06-02-1853] | Describes going to the theater with Lotty, her mother, and Morse. |
| Page 210 [06-02-1853] | Mentions the return of Dillon Mapother to New York from Ireland. |
| Page 211 [06-05-1853] | Describes a visit to Staten Island. |
| Page 212 [06-05-1853] | Describes a conversation with Lotty Kidder. |
| Page 213 [06-05-1853] | Describes seeing Laura Keene play Rosalind in ''As You Like It.'' |
| Page 214 [06-06-1853] | Comments on a production of ''As You Like It.'' |
| Page 215 [06-06-1853] | Mentions seeing Mrs. Marchant act at Burton's theater. |
| Page 216 [06-10-1853] | Mentions lending Mrs. Kidder $20. |
| Page 217 [06-12-1853] | Describes seeing Lotty perform at Sedgwick's concert. |
| Page 218 [06-13-1853] | Describes the scene in Lotty's dressing room after her performance at Sedgwick's concert. |
| Page 219 [06-13-1853] | Comment's on Alfred Waud's nature being similar to William Boutcher's. |
| Page 220 [06-14-1853] | Mentions a visit to the Crystal Palace with Mr. Hart. |
| Page 221 [06-17-1853] | Describes hearing Lotty talk about her childhood. |
| Page 222 [06-17-1853] | Comments on Lotty and John Whytal's relationship. |
| Page 223 [06-18-1853] | Describes a visit to the British ship ''Leander.'' |
| Page 224 [06-19-1853] | Comments on the Brown family. |
| Page 225 [06-20-1853] | Mentions that Thomas Picton is talking about going to Texas in anticipation of another war with Mexico. |
| Page 226 [06-22-1853] | Mentions the imminent demise of Thomas Picton's ''Sachem.'' |
| Page 227 [06-24-1853] | Describes a fishing trip with Alfred Waud, Dillon Mapother, and Mr. Hart, in which he got heatstroke. |
| Page 228 [06-24-1853] | Describes a fishing trip with Alfred Waud, Dillon Mapother, and Mr. Hart. |
| Page 229 [06-26-1853] | Mentions Joe Greatbatch's displeasure with Australia. |
| Page 230 [06-26-1853] | Mentions his appreciation of Lotty wanting to nurse him because he is sick and lives alone. |
| Page 231 [06-27-1853] | Comments on human nature and the afterlife. |
| Page 232 [06-27-1853] | Comments on how strange it is that people never see one another again. |
| Page 233 [06-29-1853] | Mentions several thunderstorms. |
| Page 234 [07-02-1853] | Mentions seeing a parade of firemen. |
| Page 235 [07-03-1853] | Comments on the scene at the newly opened Taylor's. |
| Page 236 | Blank page. |
| Page 237 | Enclosed scrap of paper. |
| Page 238 | Blank page. |
| Page 239 | Enclosed scrap of paper. |
| Page 240 | Back fly-leaf. |
| Page 241 | Back cover. |
