Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal:
I am surprised to see that some red maples, which were so brilliant a day or two ago, have already shed their leaves, and they cover the land and the water quite thickly. I see a countless fleet of them slowly carried round in the still bay by the Leaning Hemlocks. I find a fine tupelo near Sam Barrett’s now all turned scarlet . . .
Plymouth, Mass. Marston Watson writes to Thoreau:
I am glad to learn from Mr. [James Walter] Spooner that you are really coming down, with the tripod too, which is so good news that I hardly dared to expect it.
It seems a little uncertain whether you intend to read in the morning as well as evening, and so I write to enquire, that there may be no mistake in the announcement. Please let me know by return mail which will be in time.
Very truly yours
B. M. Watson
Boston, Mass. The Boston Society of Natural History reports that Thoreau had donated copies of A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and Walden to the Boston Society of Natural History during the quarter ending 30 September (Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 5:86).
Liverpool, England. Nathaniel Hawthorne writes to William Davis Ticknor:
Harrisburg, Penn. The Morning Herald reviews Walden.
New York, N.Y.. Walden is reviewed in the Christian Enquirer.