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London 32 Pall Mall
Friday March 9th 1860.
Have been with Grace to the New Museum
London[illeg] St The East India House and
enjoyed the trip very much. The filagree [sic] silver
work, & carved wood & ivory, the inlaid boxes &
India shawls were as fine as I ever saw. Mary
Wethered [sp?] & Mrs Campbell called this after
-noon- Mrs Crossey [Cropsey sp?] & child - Dined at
McIntosh with Mrs Rich & a Mr Hoggins, the
tallest man I ever saw - The previous day I had
been with the children to Mad Tussaud's wax
works & carried away a very definite idea
of the giant who holds Tom Thumb in his
hand - Mr Hoggins I should think sat
for the giant- he had a perfectly hand-
some face & well formed though too long
a figure - his waist came up to a high
Mantlepiece & we all looked Lilliputian beside him.
Saturday March 10th. Have been with the
children to hear the band play in the
Court of St James's Palace, which it does at
11 every morning for about a half hour.