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Aug. 4 [[underline]]1866[[/underline]]
Father left for Northampton at 2 p.m.  He expected to go in the morning but was disappointed.  I went to the depot with him.  Miss Schenck Miss Miller Miss Henley Gen. Hunter's neice Gen Price [[Mrs.?]]Forsyth & Gen Forsyth here in the evening for croquet
Monday.  Did not go out yesterday read Mansel's Limits of Religious Thought.  Letter from Father this morning.  Selpt at the Astor House had a pleasant journey so far.
8th  Worked on Father's head  Note from Mr. Fillmore containing invitation to stay at his house during meeting of Scientific Association.  Croquet party in the afternoon consisting of Dr. Craig, Mr. Fox & Sallie Kennedy  [[Read?]] in the evening discussion in the [[Sent?]] in regard to the appropriation of $10,000 to Miss Vinnie Ream to make a full length statue of President Lincoln.  The unjust resolution
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was passed.  Sumner opposed it in an interesting speech but was overruled.  Miss Vinnie is a young lady from the West who has been studying this winter under Clark Mills.  She is utterly inexperiance although she seems to have talent.
11th  The Marquis here this evening with Judge Otto Also Mrs. Gillis

13th  Went to Sunday School yesterday but not to church.  Finished Mansel on ^[[Limits of]] Religious Thought.  Had [[strikethrough]] 14 [[strikethrough]] a letter from Father.  He has enjoyed the meeting of the Academy although he has not been well  A number of valuable papers were read.  He thinks the Academy will prove to be a success.  Mr. Fillmore's invitation he would have accepted if one of us had gone with him.
14th  A visit today from the Queen of the Sandwich Isles   We went down into the museum to be presented to her
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