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The Misses Kennedy had draped their dining room with flags where three tables one covered with flowers, one with Ices &c [[strikeout]] other refr[[one?]] for [[strikeout]] & a third with fancy articles attracted purchasers. In the garden back of the houses two tents had been spread & colored lights suspended from the trees. All in attendance were invited guests. Many of the Foreign Ministers were present. I had a very pleasant little talk with ^ Madam [[Girol?]] & the Brazilian minister [[strikethrough]] & [[strikethrough]] they gave me their versions of the old story of the three wishes both of which differ a little from ours. Madame said she had long ago given up wishing she was content now to let things take their course. Her kind merry face when she said this certainly looked as if the little Demon of Discontent had never obtained much power over her. Gen. Pope was called away before the end of the evening on army business.

T. 26th    Went to the Kennedy's again. Found only ten or twelve people there besides ourselves. Dr. [[Rankin?]] who has charge of the hospital once Epiphany Church told us he would be happy to show us his quarters any day.

F. 27    Attended a party at Mr. Hodges given to the bride of his son. Talked most of the evening with Eliza [[Wilks?]] [[but?]] had a pleasant little chat
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with Com. [[Shubric?]] & Mr. Stevens. The party was very small. [[Jack?]] ^[[Gillis?]] asked me to go & visit some of his [[friends?]] with him. To go [[menly?]] from curiosity seems unfeeling. Learned from the Mr. Kennedy his daughters had made $300 by their Fair.

This morning we had a visit from Mr. Tyler. He said if Gen. McClelen's army was routed Washington must fall into the hands of the Southerners. There was nothing to prevent Gen. Jackson's descent upon the city. Mr. T. is a warm sympathizer with the South so some allowance must be made for his statements.

S. 28 Rumors of a great battle nothing certainly know. We have heard again from Mrs Bell she writes sadly she says "there are times when it is easier to die than to live." We have also heard from Dr. Woodhull. ^Gen. McClelen's army He was looking forward with sad forboding I thought to the future of the army near Richmond. He said the shells of the enemy were falling around him while he wrote & one not long before had killed a poor soldier whos Mother had left ^the camp only a few hours before, having traveled all the way from Boston to visit her son.

Father heard to day that Sec. Stanton was to be replaced by Gen. Scott
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