Date: 1845
I have a very convenient wide sofa with steel springs, a tolerably large table, upon which I can very well arrange my portfolio, and, over the dressing-table, even the luxury of a mirror.  This cabin, situated on one side of the deck, is much more airy than the saloons below, and the machines work so quietly that I can write without any difficulty.  This I never could do before in any steamer; and it is a great satisfaction to me, because it will materially shorten the unavoidable ennui of the voyage.