daughters were also here - to
thank Grace for the pin
-cushions she made the girls
She made also a beauty for
Mrs Ishams who in return
gave her Longfellow’s poem’s
& Tuckerman gave her [illegible]
to me a beautiful ink -
stand & books for the others -
Venice necklace & bracelets
for Jenny which are already
broken - called yesterday &
invited Mrs Gen Scheele and
her niece to come down
last evening - the Gen was
ill - at II went with the
children to the Isham’s tree -
the other Isham family
were there - afterwards gave
our presents to the servants &
dressed our salon with holly
given me by the Bellson’s -
At five had Mrs Isham & her
sister at dinner - young Sears
of Boston & his tutor Mr Koess