The Doctor came to pay me a Viſit to-Day, in the Year of Our Lord (if Any of You believe that) 1775, January 20. He ſaid that he had Something that was of Import to ſhew to me, ſo I agreed once again to enter his TARDIS.
We went to what is now called The Mall. I was not in favour of a Station for Celebration for our elected Ones, but the Electorate ſeem to want It. Prieſtly, new to Here, agrees. But The Doctor was kind enough to take that Tory with us. Joseph amuſed us with a Glaſs of Water in which he had imbibed Active Air, as he called it then. It makes me to conſider the finest of French Wines, with Efferveſcence in each Sip.
Joſeph went on to ſay that this is the ſame Air that comes from Beer working, or from the Cooking of Chalk. This is intereſting.
I mentioned that I enjoyed Muſick to The Doctor, and before we went to this Inauguration, he acceded to take me to Concerts. I muſt admit that I did not underſtand many of the Lyrics to the Songs, but I dareſay that the Muſick was intereſring.
Firſt he took me to the Year of our Lord (if you believe that nonſenſe) 1966, to what he called the laſt live concert of a curious collection of ragtag Liverpudlilians called "The Beatles". I fount then to be intereſting, but not in any Way did they have a laſting Impreſsion on me. The Doctor aſsured me that They would be known for Centuries becauſe I had not heard their greateſt Works. He mentioned ſomething about an "Abbey Road", but I know not what It means.
Next, The Doctor took me to ſomething cloſer to my Heart, becauſe I coined the Term that a rolling Stone collects not any Moſs. I am gratified to ſee that my Diſcovery of Electricity will be to the Benefit of Humanity. I very much enjoyed that ſhow, and can, unfortunately, only remember it here is this moſt private of Journals. The Doctor tells me that if I betray the Oath that I took to keep the Future a Secret, the Timeline will be deſtroyed.
He then took me to 1976 to the Tarrant County Convention Centre. A Muſical Group called "The Who" were playing their curious Inſtruments there. The Noiſe was wonderful. The Doctor adviſed that the young Man who ſang was named Roger Daltry, and I obſerved that he had a natural Head of Hair ſimilar to the Advocates in Britiſh Juriſprudence. The young Man who played a very ſtrange looking, four ſtringed inſtrument was indentified as John Enwiſtle, and the Madmen playing Guitar and Drums were reſpectevly called Pete Townſhend and Keith Moon.
I was particularly taken with Mr. Moon. I have ſeen many muſical Concerts, but no one in my Experience has ſhown that kind of Paſsion. I believe that he is with the aether of my Friends Prieſtley and Watt, in that he is Someone who is Unique.
Well, I promiſed The Doctor to talk about the Ceremony. I told Thomas and George to get the ſlaveray thing correct, but they did not. I implored John to do so, to no Effect. Thus I ſtelled myſelf to the conſequences of centuries of Conflict. But I feel vindicated to-day, in the 21st Century. This ſpecial three-fifths of a person is now not only a whole perſon, but the Preſident of the Unitied States of America.
I could not be any more proud.
Thanks to The Doctor for ſhewing me things.
Thanks to the Citizens of the United States of America for affirming my Faith in you.
Warmest regards,
Benj. Franklin