Saturday 25th — I went on to Highbury Place, to the house of Thos. Wilson, Esq., where I was welcomed, and slept for the night.
Sunday 26th. — Went to tea at an old blind lady's, a very pious woman, who gave me £10 for our Indian Missions.
Monday 27th. — At 8½ p. m., I took coach for Oxford, the store house for Learning in this kingdom.
Tuesday, 28th. — After breakfast Mr. Howse, the Cree white Indian, called upon me, and I went with him to see the Colleges and the curiosities in the place. The buildings, chapels, halls, libraries, museum, &c., were all in the most splendid style, and in the most extravagant manner. I was much pleased with what I saw, especially in seeing Lincoln College, where the Rev. J. Wesley began his ministerial labours. In the afternoon spent a few hours with Mr. Howse in giving him specimens of the Chippeway language for his Cree Grammar. Here I met with an old gentleman by the name of Penn, who told me that William Penn was his grandfather.
March 1st. — At Bristol went with Mr. Alder to see the ships of the generous J. Irving. Esq.
Saturday 10th. — After breakfast Mr. Budgett, of Kingswood Hill, sent his gig to take me to his house.
Friday 16th. — In the afternoon went to Hackney and dined at a friend's house, in company with Dr. Burder, a very fine gentlemanly and pious christian man.
Monday 19th. — Went to the British and Foreign Bible Society's House, and made an application for Testaments and Bibles to the Committee then sitting. They readily made a grant of 200 Testaments and 50 Bibles. They expressed the most friendly feeling towards me, and to the work among the Indians in Upper Canada.
Tuesday 20th. — In the morning I left Lambeth and went to the Sunday School Union, where I met Mr. Jackson, who assisted me in making the selection of Sunday School Books,
