Daniel Ricketson writes in his journal:
Clear and fine. Our friend H. Thoreau who came on Monday P.M. left us by 7.10 A.M. train. Rode with him to Head River depot. The visit I trust has been agreeable to him as well as myself. His health is very poor, being afflicted with bronchitis, and the recovery of his health is I fear quite uncertain; still he has a good deal of toughness and great will, which are in his favor. It is my earnest desire that he may recover.
