but Mr B was so disinclined I gave it up. Sent by Pegrim the children's dagtypes [daguerreotypes] & Aunt's lace veils, also some letters.
Thursday March 22d
Have been out with the children, boughts [sic] some feathers & remnants for little frocks - Mr Hargreaves has just called - he & his wife took tea with us at [crossed out] Lucas's last evening - Mrs L is a sister of John Bright, nice good sort of woman with quite a pretty daughter half grown & a deaf & dumb son nearly of age. We had a grand sit down tea - boiled [focsls?] as usual which are always very welcome - Went to the Botanical Gardens a little while in the afternoon - Saw quite a crowd of people dressed in their best & rivaling the exhibition of spring flowers; Made a few calls & did some shopping before coming home - Horrible New York weather for some days - windy Showers & disagreable [sic] - Baby was nine months old yesterday - bought her her first pair of shoes.