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It is a mild night and I pity sailors coming on the coast.

Wednesday Feb. 2. 1881. Bitterly cold and clear. Painted all day but have felt depressed and discouraged. Hubbard came in and praised my picture. Thought it one of the best I ever painted. I wish I could think so. Hall came to see me and Calvert also. All of them liked my picture. Calvert, Downing and I went to the artists fund exhibition this evening. A very fair collection but how few I would care for. I like Eastmans picture and one of Dickmans. Weir had a very good landscape. Dr. Washburne the Episcopal clergyman died today and I received a paper from Mr. Bachelder containing the announcement of the death of Mrs. Bachelders sister Augusta on Sunday 30". This will be a new and a great sorrow to Mrs. Bachelder and her remaining sister.

[[newspaper clipping]]
PALMER - 30th inst. Miss J. Augusta Palmer, daughter of the late Julius A. Palmer, 42 yrs.
[[/newspaper clipping]]

Thursday 3. Still continues very cold. Worked most of the day on my picture with the two children (Vermont). Paul Gifford called me up to Sanfords room for a few minutes to advise about some of his pictures he is sending to Brooklyn. While I was there, not fifteen minutes Col. Sanford called and left Lucy's letter of introduction on my table. I was very sorry to have missed him and wrote him a note saying so and asking him if he would not come in again if he were down town. Just as I came back I found Edith Cook writing her name on my slate. She came in and I had a pleasant call with her. Holt sent me a note asking me to dine with him this evening which I did. No one there except him and his sister and the three children, Roland, Winifred and Edith. The little girls look like their mother. Had to hurry away to attend a meeting of the Century trustees. Eastman was there his first appearance. Fitch's sale came off this evening with poor results. The Board of management voted $600 to buy something of his tomorrow evening at the sale and Eastman Johnson was empowered to select it.

Friday 4. Mrs. Eastman Johnson came to my studio soon after breakfast to tell me Eastman had been called away to Philadelphia by the illness of his sister Hattie, Mrs. May and wishing me to go to Fitchs sale and buy for the Century as well as for Mr. Gordon. I had a very nice call from her. She is always kind and supportive and I am always glad to see her. I went over to see Fitchs pictures again and decided what I would buy and in the evening I went there and bought three pictures for the Century and four small ones for Mr. Gordon. Went around to the Century to report the sale to Fitch. He was disappointed, but it went about as I feared it would. I had a telegram from Eastman in the afternoon telling me Hattie was dangerously ill and he would not be home.

Saturday 5. Went home by 11 o'clock train. My father met me at the station. We rode over the river and found it cold against the N. wind. Maurice has recovered from his lapse but is in a pitiable condition.

Transcription Notes:
. Dr. Nacht-XXX Nacht is probably confirmed. German surname that means Night. Closest name that fits the script is something like Nachtmann, but I don't know what exactly. Washburne.