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Father had a c all from Hon. Mr. Shutt Fellow of Trinity College Cam. a pleasant intelligent individual.  Carry went this morning to ask Mrs. Baird to come with some friends staying with her to tea with Miss Sullivan.  A young lady from England who has brought us a letter of introduction from Dr. Grey who says he sends her in return for Miss [[Frere?]] whom we sent to him last winter  He says she is superior to the latter lady but I doubt it.  I have made my toilette and am writing in the dining room to employ the interval of time before they arrive.  Father had just come in comfortable consciousness of company coat & smooth hair.  Mother is appearing & disappearing into the pantry somewhat excitedly, hair in order, dress not in accord.  Carry appears in brown silk & turns on lights.  [[Guests?]] are here
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Dec   1867
without.  They come, Mother where art thou?
7th  I hope our guests last evening enjoyed themselves as much as I did.  Miss Sullivan came first attired in white muslin & the ribbons, evidently prepared for a much larger entertainment than we had provided for her.  She is about fourty years old with dark eyes & hair and rather heavy features.  very pleasant but not nearly as attractive in manner & appearance as Miss [[Frere?]]  She is the neice of Lord Palmerston & came to America in the same vessel with Lord & Lady Amberly.  Prof. & Mrs. Baird & Lucy were the next arrival & Mr. Post a missionary from Syria completed our small tea party.  Mrs. Baird told us that in the woman are obliged to wear all the hair cut from their husbands heads in [[rolls?]] at the back of their heads like our water falls?.  The gentleman from Syria told me some interesting things about
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