Wednesday, 22 May 1861
Rose at 7. ― Fine. ― Called on Woodthorpe’s ― out.
Came home by 11.
Went out to Foord’s, Robersons, John Senior’s, &c. ― & back: rainy showers. I wanted to go to Daddy Hunt but gave it up.
Mrs. ˇ[Spenser] Robinson
Mrs. ˇ[Spenser] Montagu
very nice pleasant women: ― Mrs. M. a cousin of C.R. Flint’s.
Then went out again to try to go to Hunts, but I was too unwell & gave it up ― returned
& found
Archibald Peel
Sir David Baird
& Miss Baird ―― the nice girl on Monday
after which, I dined, by myself. ―
Letter from F.L.: Robert Hay is dead.
I wrote later to F.L. & to Giuseppe Posictóni.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]