Thursday, 25 April 1861
Dry ― gray ―
Worked at Cedars ― but very brokenly.
Mrs. Mildmay, & 2 daughters came.
Octavius Smith, Mrs. Smith, & Col. Nicholson.
Later, C.M. Church ― good kind fellow.
At 5 I went out, & called on Col. Sykes, Crakes, Bethells, & Col. Hornby.
Dined with F.L. ― who came home with me afterwards, & staid till nearly 12. ―
Notes from Mrs. Clive, & H.S.J. Mildmay, about purchasing the Damascus.
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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]