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Mr & Mrs. Brown, Mr & Mrs Carter, Mr Burlingame Miss Bracket, Miss Elliott, Mr & Mrs Gray, Mr & Mrs Breistadt and an unknown straddling Englishman who parted his hair in the middle although he had only four or five hairs to part, and kept his hands in his pockets, made up the party. Eastman Johnson and his wife were also there. 

Monday March 20" 1876. Went with Gertrude to hear von Bulow at Chickering Hall. It was snowing violently and we had been detained by the arrival of Rachel Carle whom we had stay to dinner. Gifford also dined with us. The concert was very delightful consisting entirely of Beethovens music some of which I was familiar with. When we came out it was raining violently, about two inches of snow had fallen, the wind blew from every where and as we could not get a car we were obliged to walk home. A worse night could not be imagined. 

Tuesday 21. We went home by the 8. A.M. train. to attend the celebration of my fathers 76" birth day. It still rained but the river was full of new ice and we were met by a sleigh to take us up home. It looked like the depths of winter and grew very cold towards night. I came home

Wednesday 22 and Gertrude remained to see the conjunction of May and December in the wedding of Miss Lamont to Old General Smith 74 years of age. Found here a letter from Alice to Gertrude announcing her engagement to a Mr. Knight an under  professor in the Theological department of Tufts College. I immediately wrote her a congratulatory letter. Centennial meeting.

Thursday 23. Walked up to Eastman Johnsons and from there to the 42" st Depot to meet Gertrude on her return from Rondout. Dined at the Wheelers. Very much struck with Dora's beauty

Friday March 31 Our Committee all went to Boston on Saturday looking to examine the pictures there. Gertrude went with me. A storm of sleet and rain raged all day and when we arrived in Boston it poured. Staigg & Robinson were there to meet us and Mr. Batchelder also to invite us to his house, but we concluded to go to the Revere House