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[[underlined]]Feb.[[/underline]] [[underline]]1865[[/underline]]

guests however remaining much later Mrs. Sprague is graceful & receives her company with dignity and courtesy. The Chief Justice her Father entertains with her. The morning reception of the Secretaries have been well attended and exceedingly agreeable The new post master's wife Mrs. Dennison has a sweet face & gentle manner an index to a character of great lovliness it is said. Mrs. Usher is also agreeable. Mrs. Stanton is pretty but more a woman of the world. Mrs. Seward is quiet & amiable. Mrs. Wells is also very gentle she has given us so much kind sympathy in our sorrow and has herself suffered so much in the loss of several children that we feel a real affection for her. Senators Harris & Morgen have given some very [[pleasant/pleasing?]] entertainments and a large masque ball given by _____ has attracted great attention and caused immense excitement This however is still in [[prospect?]]. I am glad the season is over although we have not [[mingled?]] [[end page]]
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[[underline]]March[[/underline]] 1865
in the gaieties as much as [[strikethrough]]usual[[/strikethrough]] our associates. Admiral Farragut has been the particular lion of the season. He is very simple & [[unaffected?]] by his great popularity enjoying it however with the artlessness of a school boy. Father has been as busy as possible since the fire rewriting his report. &c &c. Cary & I spent the greater part of the morning in making calls & then went to the capitol for a book. met Chief Justice Chase & Father in close confab. The Justice gave us a very cordial greeting and asked if we had a load of literature. Mrs. Chase of Providence is with us.
1st Went to the Capitol with Mrs Chase a discussion in the Senate in regard to treaties with the Indian races. The appropriations for Father's report passed. Went to Mr. Mills studio his son was just finishing a bust of the President. Father had a cast of his face taken. We expect Dr. & Mrs. Gray of C[[strikethrough]]h[[/strikethrough]]ambridge to night. They came to attend the [[end page]]