Friday, 24 August 1860
Rose at 8. Rain all day ― & quite dark, could hardly work at colors ― but penned out.
Captain Jameson. Mr. & Mrs. Coleridge, ― Major Edwards & Mr. Hawker, Mr. Morier & Burnet M. called. Dined at Blue Posts with C.F. who returned with me.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]