November
- W. 1
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Mr Hanna, Victoria, Mrs Mackay, Fanny came to visit.
Horseriding with Mr Hanna.
- Th. 2
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To the dentist to redo his work of the 24th of last month.
Mr and Mrs Anderson, Adm and Mrs Howell, Mrs Davenport came.
Mr Aulick Palmer came to take me for a coach ride. He took Mama as I
was not at home.
- F. 3
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Judge and Mrs James, Chew came. Time with Théresa de Ch.
- S. 4
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To see Miss Meigs, to G. McLane and Min. Sha., who had not returned.
- Sun. 5
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To church.
Col. Bliss returned with me. Counte de Lippe and Mr Hanna came.
Papa and Mama went to the Lorings for the evening.
- Mon. 6
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To see Mr Polk, Turnbull, Ricketts, Pollok, Ray.
Mr and Mrs H. Adams here.
- T. 7
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To the city to buy fabric for a dress for the ??? Dora.
- W. 8
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To the city with Mama. Mrs Parke came.
Papa to N.Y.
- T. 9
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Miss Polk here. With Mama to see Miss Lee, Baroness von Klenck, Mrs
Dr Palmer, Slacks, James.
- F. 10
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With Mama to see Mrs Robeson, Chambrun,
du Puy de Lome, Eustis, Godoy, McLane.
- Sat. 11
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Did not go out. Mr Hannah came and brought me roses.
- Sun. 12
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Did not go out. Lowndes came.
- M. 13
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Janet King, Mr & Mrs Pollok came.
Mrs Hopkins son was born.
- T. 14
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Ginny and her cousin Kitty McLane, Mrs Hall Slack & Miss Slack,
Janet K. Mr & Mrs Godoy, J. Chew.
- W. 15
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To see the Kings, who came with me and Miss Knight. Mrs Worden
Admir ???? and his wife, the 3 Noqueiras, Lippe, Pedroso, Chacon,
Miss Clymer, Baron de Klenck and his wife came.
Pedroso was the Spanish Attaché.
- T. 16
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Mrs Johnston and Ginny McL., Mr Babcock here.
To see Mrs Ferguson, Story, Loring, Leonard, Adams, Eustis, Rogers,
Howell, Schenck.
- Nov. 17, F.
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To the dentist, to fill a tooth for the third time.
Thérèse de Ch., Countess Lewenhaupt, Mrs Judge Loring and her
daughter Mary came.
- S. 18
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To see Ginny McL., Min. Stout here.
- S. 19
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Mr Munroe, Lowery, Blaine, Hannah came.
Misses Eustis & Polk, Levy.
With Mama to the Lorings for the evening. Mr Roustan
was presented to me.
- M. 20
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M. de Bildt and Mrs and Miss Frelinghuysen.
Took Max to the Dentist who pulled a tooth.
- T. 21
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With
Thérèse de Ch.
to look around the city, looking for cooks. Judge Loring, Cap. de la
Chère came.
- W. 22
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With Mama to leave a sympathy card
with Min. Stout for the death of her uncle Mr Wylie Aulick,
to see Mrs Clymer, Ruggles.
- T. 23
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Thérèse de Ch.
came and left with us to see the Kings, Field, Berry, Mr L.
Mrs Rickets came.
Dined at the English Legation (Mrs Godoy and her husband, Marquis
del Valle who took me to the table, Lippe, Pedroso, Laurin;
after dinner Domingues came, of the Repub. of Argentina, Chacon,
and Howard.)
- F. 24
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In the morning to the city with Mama.
Admiral and Mrs Rogers, Mrs Temple, Chacon and Pedroso came.
- S. 25
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To see the Noqueiras, Mrs Greene, King.
The Stevens came. Papa returned.
- S. 26
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To church.
It rained and showered.
Mr Edw. Crosby, Hannah, Chew came.
- M. 27
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To the Navy Yard to see the Pattisons with Mama.
The Emorys and Mrs Davenport herre.
- T. 28
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Mr John Field and the Marq. de Chambrun came.
It snowed all afternoon.
- W. 29
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Janet King, Mrs Capt Story, Miss Polk came.
To the first reception of the season at the Freylinghuysens.
To John Field's house to meet Mr and Mrs Story of Rome.
(the sculptor)
- T. 30
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Thanksgiving. To St. J's. M. de Geofroy, Mr Blaine, Mr Jay came.
Mama, Max and I dined at the Hopkins, with Mr Lowndes and Mrs Miller.
To see Victoria, Miss Edgar, Ginny.
Robert M. Gray, September 23, 2005