| Page 001 | Front cover. |
| Page 002 | Fron fly-leaf. |
| Page 003 | Shows Gunn's name and his address, 290 Broadway, New York. |
| Page 004 | Blank page. |
| Page 005 [1853] | Ink drawing of a man, possibly himself, drawn by Gunn in 1853. |
| Page 006 | Blank page. |
| Page 007 [1853] | Gives the date range of entries for the diary. |
| Page 008 | Blank page. |
| Page 009 [07-04-1853] | Describes the scenery on a trip up the Hudson on the ''Francis Skiddy'' to the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 010 [07-04-1853] | Describes the scenery on a trip up the Hudson on the ''Francis Skiddy'' to the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 011 [07-04-1853] | Describes a coach ride up the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 012 [07-04-1853] | Describes his journey to the Mountain House at the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 013 [07-04-1853] | Describes his journey to the Falls House at the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 014 [07-05-1853] | Describes a walk through the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 015 [07-05-1853] | Describes a walk through the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 016 [07-05-1853] | Describes a walk with Mr. Hart to the Mountain House in the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 017 [07-06-1853] | Describes visiting a waterfall at the Catskill Mountains. |
| Page 018 [07-07-1853] | Describes a walk through the Catskill Mountains with Mr. Hart, Alf Waud, and Dillon Mapother. |
| Page 019 [07-09-1853] | Describes a walk to a saw mill in the Catskill Mountains with Mr. Hart, Alf Waud, and Dillon Mapother. |
| Page 020 [07-09-1853] | Describes hearing stories from a man who had lived in California and the Pacific islands. |
| Page 021 [07-11-1853] | Describes his departure from the Catskill Mountains back to New York, and comments on his love of children. |
| Page 022 [07-11-1853] | Describes his return to New York from the Catskill Mountains, and comments on his love of children. |
| Page 023 [07-13-1853] | Mentions a procession for Franklin Pierce, who has come to New York to open the Crystal Palace, and the arrival of Charley Brown's fiancee in New York. |
| Page 024 [07-14-1853] | Describes an evening visiting the Kidders at Beach Street. |
| Page 025 [07-17-1853] | Describes an evening visiting the Kidders at Beach Street, flirting with Lotty and seeing her baby. |
| Page 026 [07-19-1853] | Mentions seeing an advertisement for a young woman's debut on stage for Goodall's benefit and mistakenly thinking it referred to Lotty Kidder. |
| Page 027 [07-22-1853] | Regarding meeting Madame Prideaux the evening before her marriage to Charles Damoreau. |
| Page 028 [07-24-1853] | Describes the day of Charley Damoreau's wedding to Beatrice Prideaux. |
| Page 029 [07-24-1853] | Describes the wedding of Charley Damoreau and Beatrice Prideaux, and afterwards listening to a sermon by E. H. Chapin on Real Character and reputation. |
| Page 030 [07-24-1853] | Describes meeting the Dodds by chance in the street and an evening spent visiting Lotty Kidder. |
| Page 031 [07-25-1853] | Mentions an article of his appearing in ''The New York Times.'' |
| Page 032 [07-30-1853] | Comments on Lotty Whytal's lack of interest in her own son. |
| Page 033 [07-31-1853] | Mentions the sudden death of restaurant owner Erford, and describes a visit to the Crystal Palace in New York with Mr. Hart. |
| Page 034 [08-02-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal palace in New York, and describes the sculptures he saw there. |
| Page 035 [08-02-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal palace in New York, and describes the sculptures and other displays he saw there. |
| Page 036 [08-02-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal palace in New York, and describes the sculptures and other displays he saw there. |
| Page 037 [08-02-1853] | Describes a talk with John Whytal about his difficult marriage to Lotty. |
| Page 038 [08-03-1853] | Describes a talk with John Whytal about his difficult marriage to Lotty. |
| Page 039 [08-03-1853] | Comments on Lotty Whytal's unhappy and willful nature. |
| Page 040 [08-03-1853] | Mentions receiving a note from Edward Heylyn, and seeing Mr. Hart and Dillon Mapother off for Chicago. |
| Page 041 [08-06-1853] | Describes receiving an assignment as correspondent for ''The New York Times,'' and learning that John Whytal has decided to leave his wife, Lotty. |
| Page 042 [08-06-1853] | Describes a talk with John Whytal about his difficult marriage to Lotty. |
| Page 043 [08-06-1853] | Regarding John Whytal's story of the end of his marriage with Lotty. |
| Page 044 [08-06-1853] | Regarding John Whytal's story of the end of his marriage with Lotty. |
| Page 045 [08-06-1853] | Regarding Lotty's version of how her marriage to John Whytal ended. |
| Page 046 [08-07-1853] | Regarding settling affairs with Henry Raymond of ''The New York Times'' about his position as correspondent during his upcoming trip to the Great Lakes. |
| Page 047 [08-08-1853] | Regarding visits from Charles Welden, who spoke about Seymour and O'Brien, and John Whytal. |
| Page 048 [08-08-1853] | Describes John Whytal's tale of the reason he married Lotty. |
| Page 049 [08-08-1853] | Describes John Whytal's tale of the reason he married Lotty, and a visit to Lotty afterwards. |
| Page 050 [08-08-1853] | Describes his last evening spent with Lotty Whytal before going on his trip to the Great Lakes. |
| Page 051 [08-08-1853] | Regarding his feelings for Lotty Whytal. |
| Page 052 [08-08-1853] | Describes his journey by railroad and the steamboat ''Mayflower'' on Lake Erie. |
| Page 053 [08-09-1853] | Describes his arrival in Detroit and meeting Mr. Swan, the editor of the ''Columbus Elevator.'' |
| Page 054 [08-11-1853] | Describes the start of his journey from Detroit to Sault Ste. Marie by steamboat. |
| Page 055 [08-11-1853] | Describes his journey across Lake Huron to Sault Ste. Marie by steamboat. |
| Page 056 [08-12-1853] | Describes his journey across Lake Huron to Sault Ste. Marie by steamboat. |
| Page 057 [08-13-1853] | Describes passing by islands on his journey to Sault Ste. Marie by steamboat. |
| Page 058 [08-13-1853] | Describes his arrival at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. |
| Page 059 [08-13-1853] | Describes his arrival on the steamboat ''Sam Ward,'' which will be taking him on a tour of Lake Superior. |
| Page 060 [08-13-1853] | Describes arriving at Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior and taking a smaller boat on an excursion to the shore from the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 061 [08-14-1853] | Describes arriving at Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior and taking a smaller boat on an excursion to the shore from the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 062 [08-14-1853] | Describes seeing Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior on the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 063 [08-14-1853] | Describes seeing Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior on the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 064 [08-14-1853] | Describes seeing Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior, including getting lost in the mist in a rowboat. |
| Page 065 [08-14-1853] | Describes seeing Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior, including getting lost in the mist in a rowboat. |
| Page 066 [08-14-1853] | Describes seeing Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior, and mentions a man named Abraham Williams who lives nearby. |
| Page 067 [08-15-1853] | Describes his arrival at the mining town of Marquette, Michigan, on the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 068 [08-15-1853] | Describes his arrival at Copper Harbor, Michigan, on the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 069 [08-15-1853] | Describes a stop in Copper Harbor to pick up ladies from the Livermore family to join their tour of Lake Superior aboard the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 070 [08-15-1853] | Mentions a talk with Godefroy on board the ''Sam. Ware'' about his life spent trading with Native Americans in Michigan, and the arrival at Ontonagon. |
| Page 071 [08-16-1853] | Describes taking a walk at Ontonagon, Michigan, and going to a Native American village there. |
| Page 072 [08-16-1853] | Describes a talk with Godefroy on board the ''Sam. Ware'' about his life spent trading with Native Americans in Michigan around the Great Lakes. |
| Page 073 [08-16-1853] | Describes a talk with Godefroy on board the ''Sam. Ware'' about his life spent trading with Native Americans in Michigan around the Great Lakes, and a talk with Miss Livermore. |
| Page 074 [08-16-1853] | Describes arriving at the fishing village of La Pointe, Wisconsin. |
| Page 075 [08-17-1853] | Describes visiting a Catholic church for Native Americans at La Pointe, Wisconsin. |
| Page 076 [08-17-1853] | Describes the people at the town of La Pointe, Wisconsin. |
| Page 077 [08-17-1853] | Describes disembarking from the ''Sam Ward'' at the Fond-du-Lac river in Wisconsin. |
| Page 078 | Newspaper clipping about cannibal named ''Swift Runner.'' |
| Page 079 [08-18-1853] | Describes a delay while the crew of the ''Sam Ward'' determines if they can pass over a sand bar. |
| Page 080 [08-18-1853] | Describes a visit to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. |
| Page 081 [08-18-1853] | Describes the people at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. |
| Page 082 [08-18-1853] | Describes a visit to Godfroy's store in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. |
| Page 083 [08-18-1853] | Describes a peace pipe he received from Godfroy. |
| Page 084 [08-18-1853] | Describes a dance and games at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. |
| Page 085 [08-18-1853] | Describes witnessing a native dance at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. |
| Page 086 [08-19-1853] | Regarding the steamboat ''Sam Ward'' getting stuck in a sand bar on the Fond du Lac River. |
| Page 087 [08-19-1853] | Describes spending time on the Wisconsin shore with the other passengers, waiting for the steamboat ''Sam Ward'' to be unstuck from a sand bar on the Fond du Lac River. |
| Page 088 [08-19-1853] | Describes finally getting the steamboat ''Sam Ward'' unstuck from a sand bar on the Fond du Lac River. |
| Page 089 [08-19-1853] | Describes learning about his fellow travelers on board the ''Sam Ward,'' including a newspaper editor from Cincinnati. |
| Page 090 [08-19-1853] | Describes a race between the steamboats ''Sam Ward'' and ''Baltimore'' on Lake Superior. |
| Page 091 [08-19-1853] | Describes a talk with Frisell aboard the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 092 [08-19-1853] | Regarding visiting an abandoned mine at Prince Bay. |
| Page 093 [08-20-1853] | Describes sailing past islands on Lake Superior in the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 094 [08-20-1853] | Describes sailing past islands on Lake Superior in the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 095 [08-20-1853] | Mentions seeing a comet in the sky en route to Copper Harbor on the ''Sam Ward.'' |
| Page 096 [08-20-1853] | Regarding the Livermore family disembarking from the ''Sam Ward'' at Copper Harbor, and a talk with Detroit man about copper mining. |
| Page 097 [08-21-1853] | Describes arriving at Michipoten Island in Lake Superior on the ''Sam Ward,'' and visiting a copper mine. |
| Page 098 [08-21-1853] | Describes meeting a cannibal named Swift Runner on Michipoten Island. |
| Page 099 [08-21-1853] | Describes his journey on the ''Pacific'' from Sault Ste. Marie to Mackinac Island in Michigan. |
| Page 100 [08-22-1853] | Describes his arrival at Mackinac Island and meeting William Barth and his wife at the fort. |
| Page 101 [08-31-1853] | Describes a visit to Arch Rock on Mackinac Island with William Barth. |
| Page 102 [08-31-1853] | Describes the scenery at Mackinac Island, Michigan. |
| Page 103 [09-09-1853] | Describes a sailing trip around Mackinac Island with the family of William Barth's wife. |
| Page 104 [09-09-1853] | Describes time spent on Mackinac Island visiting William Barth. |
| Page 105 [09-10-1853] | Describes the arrival of Alfred Waud and Hayes on Mackinac Island. |
| Page 106 [09-11-1853] | Describes walking to Lover's Leap and Devil's Kitchen on Mackinac Island. |
| Page 107 [09-13-1853] | Describes the people who live on Mackinac Island. |
| Page 108 [09-14-1853] | Comments on the autumn scenery at Mackinac Island. |
| Page 109 [09-15-1853] | Describes a walk to Arch Rock with William Barth and Thornton on Mackinac Island. |
| Page 110 [09-17-1853] | Comments on Alf Waud's attitude after getting into an argument with him on Mackinac Island. |
| Page 111 [09-18-1853] | Describes leaving Mackinac Island on the ''Pacific.'' |
| Page 112 [09-19-1853] | Describes a day spent in Detroit. |
| Page 113 [09-20-1853] | Describes taking a drive with Campeau around Detroit. |
| Page 114 [09-20-1853] | Describes his departure from Detroit on the ''Cleveland.'' |
| Page 115 | Newspaper engraving of the Old Broadway Theatre, possibly in Detroit. |
| Page 116 [09-22-1853] | Describes exploring Cleveland, Ohio, while waiting for a train to Columbus. |
| Page 117 [09-22-1853] | Describes his journey by railroad from Cleveland, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio. |
| Page 118 [09-22-1853] | Describes arriving at Swan's newspaper office in Columbus. |
| Page 119 [09-23-1853] | Describes visiting the State Prison in Columbus, Ohio. |
| Page 120 [09-23-1853] | Describes a visit to the State House and the Medical College in Columbus, Ohio. |
| Page 121 [09-24-1853] | Describes his journey by railroad from Columbus, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Page 122 [09-25-1853] | Describes a walk through Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Page 123 [09-25-1853] | Describes a walk through Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Page 124 [09-26-1853] | Describes visiting a site where a railroad tunnel is being dug outside Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Page 125 [09-26-1853] | Describes visiting a site where a railroad tunnel is being dug outside Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Page 126 [09-27-1853] | Describes traveling on the steamboat ''Ben Franklin'' on the Ohio River. |
| Page 127 [09-27-1853] | Describes arriving in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Page 128 [09-29-1853] | Describes taking a journey by stagecoach from Louisville into the Kentucky countryside. |
| Page 129 [09-29-1853] | Describes an unpleasant stagecoach ride on the way to Mammoth Cave. |
| Page 130 [09-30-1853] | Describes a free mulatto guide for Mammoth Cave named Stephen Bishop. |
| Page 131 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 132 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 133 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 134 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 135 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 136 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 137 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 138 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 139 [09-30-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 140 [10-01-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 141 [10-01-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 142 [10-01-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 143 [10-01-1853] | Regarding the slave guides at Mammoth Cave owned by Dr. Croghan. |
| Page 144 [10-01-1853] | Regarding the slave guides at Mammoth Cave, and a tale of a wedding party whose boat capsized in the cave. |
| Page 145 [10-01-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 146 [10-02-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 147 [10-02-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 148 [10-02-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 149 [10-03-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 150 [10-03-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 151 [10-03-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 152 [10-03-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 153 [10-03-1853] | Describes a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. |
| Page 154 [10-04-1853] | Regarding accepting an invitation from Oliver Kellam and his friends to accompany them on horseback from Mammoth Cave to Louisiana. |
| Page 155 [10-04-1853] | Describes setting off on his journey by horseback from Mammoth Cave to Louisiana. |
| Page 156 [10-05-1853] | Describes the first day of his journey by horseback from Mammoth Cave to Louisiana. |
| Page 157 [10-05-1853] | Describes his journey by horseback from Mammoth Cave to Louisiana. |
| Page 158 [10-07-1853] | Describes his journey by horseback through Tennessee on the way to Louisiana, and comments on the threat of Yellow Fever in the South. |
| Page 159 [10-08-1853] | Describes a stop in Nashville, Tennessee, on his way to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 160 [10-10-1853] | Describes the home of a man named Church in which he stayed a night during his journey by horseback to Louisiana. |
| Page 161 [10-11-1853] | Describes his journey by horseback through Tennessee and into Alabama on the way to Louisiana. |
| Page 162 [10-13-1853] | Describes seeing a racing horse named Peytona at Florence, Alabama. |
| Page 163 [10-15-1853] | Describes spending the night at a farmhouse in Alabama on his way to Louisiana by horseback, and meeting a man on the road just out of prison. |
| Page 164 [10-15-1853] | Comments on accommodations along the road during his trip to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 165 [10-16-1853] | Describes spending the night at a roadside tavern in Alabama owned by John Warren. |
| Page 166 [10-17-1853] | Describes attempting to stop at a house in which the residents had Yellow Fever before moving on to a house in Harrisburgh, Mississippi, on his way to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 167 [10-17-1853] | Regarding fears about yellow fever at Vicksburg while riding to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 168 [10-18-1853] | Describes a night spent at an inn at Pontotoc, Mississippi. |
| Page 169 [10-19-1853] | Mentions his wish to leave his companions on their horseback ride to Louisiana and take a train back to New York, but he changed his mind at their disappointment. |
| Page 170 [10-22-1853] | Regarding getting sick on the road en route to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 171 [10-24-1853] | Describes spending the night in Benton, Mississippi, a town nearly abandoned due to yellow fever. |
| Page 172 [10-25-1853] | Regarding the yellow fever epidemic in and surrounding Yazoo City, Mississippi. |
| Page 173 [10-26-1853] | Describes a wet wide through Mississippi on the way to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 174 [10-27-1853] | Describes his ride through Mississippi on the way to Louisiana by horseback, including a wrong turn onto the Vicksburg Road. |
| Page 175 [10-27-1853] | Describes stopping at the house of Mr. Powell for the night in Mississippi on the way to Louisiana by horseback. |
| Page 176 [10-28-1853] | Describes reaching the Mississippi river after riding across Mississippi on his way to Louisiana. |
| Page 177 [10-28-1853] | Describes crossing the Mississippi River in a leaky boat. |
| Page 178 [10-28-1853] | Describes crossing the Mississippi River in a leaky boat. |
| Page 179 [10-28-1853] | Regarding reaching his destination in Louisiana, the house belonging to the grandfather of Keene Richards. |
| Page 180 [10-29-1853] | Describes Oliver Kellam's Arabian horses. |
| Page 181 [10-29-1853] | Describes a walk around the plantation owned by Keene Richards' grandfather. |
| Page 182 [10-31-1853] | Describes the process of harvesting cotton. |
| Page 183 [11-02-1853] | Gives his thoughts on slavery and abolition. |
| Page 184 [11-02-1853] | Gives his thoughts on slavery. |
| Page 185 [11-02-1853] | Gives his thoughts on slavery and its affect on American politics. |
| Page 186 [11-02-1853] | Describes a talk with Keene Richards about slavery. |
| Page 187 [11-02-1853] | Describes a talk with Keene Richards about slavery. |
| Page 188 [11-03-1853] | Describes his illness while visiting Keene Richards in Transylvania, Louisiana. |
| Page 189 [11-08-1853] | Describes a visit to the store of Gooderich, Oliver Kellam's uncle. |
| Page 190 [11-12-1853] | Describes the beginning of his journey up the Mississippi River on the steamboat ''Swamp Fox.'' |
| Page 191 [11-12-1853] | Describes the Mississippi River, and a race between the ''Swamp Fox'' and the ''Naomi.'' |
| Page 192 [11-13-1853] | Describes a race between the steamboats ''Swamp Fox'' and ''Naomi'' on the Mississippi River. |
| Page 193 [11-15-1853] | Describes his trip up the Mississippi River on the ''Swamp Fox'' steamboat, and his arrival at Cairo, Illinois. |
| Page 194 [11-17-1853] | Describes waiting for the steamboat ''Cincinnati'' in Cairo, Illinois. |
| Page 195 [11-17-1853] | Describes waiting for the steamboat ''Cincinnati'' in Cairo, Illinois. |
| Page 196 [11-18-1853] | Regarding the Southern justification for slavery for biblical reasons. |
| Page 197 [11-19-1853] | Mentions his intention to write a story about his travels in the South, and describes his arrival by steamboat at Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Page 198 [11-20-1853] | Describes traveling on the ''Crystal Palace'' steamboat to Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Page 199 [11-21-1853] | Describes his journey by railroad through Ohio. |
| Page 200 [11-21-1853] | Describes his arrival back in New York after three and a half months traveling. |
| Page 201 [11-22-1853] | Describes having dinner with friends upon his arrival back to New York, and cleaning out his room, which has accumulated dust while he was away for three months. |
| Page 202 [11-23-1853] | Describes a letter received from his mother regarding friends and family in England. |
| Page 203 [11-23-1853] | Describes a letter received from his mother regarding friends and family in England. |
| Page 204 [11-23-1853] | Describes letters from his mother and his brother Sam. |
| Page 205 [11-23-1853] | Describes letters received in New York while he was traveling through the South. |
| Page 206 [11-24-1853] | Mentions having dinner with Charles Damoreau and learning that his brother George has come to New York. |
| Page 207 [11-25-1853] | Mentions learning that there have been reports that he died in the South of yellow fever. |
| Page 208 [11-25-1853] | Mentions that Charles Seymour is feuding with actor Dion Boucicault. |
| Page 209 [11-27-1853] | Describes visiting Mrs. Kidder and hearing news of Lotty, who is living in Baltimore. |
| Page 210 [11-29-1853] | Gives his thoughts on ancient Greek plays. |
| Page 211 [12-01-1853] | Describes visiting Mrs. Kidder and hearing news of Lotty, who has moved to Washington. |
| Page 212 [12-03-1853] | Comments on Lotty and Mrs. Kidder's similarities. |
| Page 213 [12-05-1853] | Comments on ''Health Trip to the Tropics'' by N. P. Willis. |
| Page 214 [12-06-1853] | Mentions visiting William Levison, and attending a concert with the Hillard brothers. |
| Page 215 [12-07-1853] | Mentions writing a letter to his friend William Boutcher, who will be traveling in the Middle East. |
| Page 216 [12-10-1853] | Mentions a fire which has burned down the Harper's building. |
| Page 217 [12-11-1853] | Regarding the fire which has burned down the Harper's building. |
| Page 218 [12-14-1853] | Criticizes a play he saw that starred John Brougham. |
| Page 219 [12-16-1853] | Mentions hearing from Charles Welden how Fitz James O'Brien has been saying Gunn's ghost story in the ''Whig Review'' was translated from a French story, a lie. |
| Page 220 [12-18-1853] | Mentions writing a letter to Oliver Kellam. |
| Page 221 [12-20-1853] | Describes a dream he had, in which he was preparing to marry Mary Bilton. |
| Page 222 [12-20-1853] | Reflects on his past love for Mary Bilton. |
| Page 223 [12-21-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal Palace in New York to look at artwork. |
| Page 224 [12-22-1853] | Describes a visit to the Crystal Palace in New York to look at artwork. |
| Page 225 [12-22-1853] | Describes a philosophic conversation about religion with Alfred Waud on Christmas Eve |
| Page 226 [12-24-1853] | Describes a philosophic conversation about religion with Alfred Waud on Christmas Eve |
| Page 227 [12-24-1853] | Describes a philosophic conversation about religion with Alfred Waud on Christmas Eve |
| Page 228 [12-24-1853] | Describes B. G. Stone's clothing and appearance. |
| Page 229 [12-25-1853] | Regarding his thoughts of friends on Christmas Day. |
| Page 230 [12-27-1853] | Regarding a fire that destroyed the ship ''Great Republic.'' |
| Page 231 [12-27-1853] | Regarding a fire that destroyed the ship ''Great Republic.'' |
| Page 232 [12-29-1853] | Describes spending New Year's Eve with Alfred Waud and Charles Damoreau. |
| Page 233 | Blank page. |
| Page 234 | Back fly-leaf. |
| Page 235 | Back cover. |
| Page 236 | Newspaper clipping about ways of traveling to Mackinac Island, Michigan. |
| Page 237 [08-04-1883] | Newspaper clipping |
