Saturday, July 31, 1869

(Hartford) Up at 9.10. Cool, delightful day. Rec'd letter from Wm. Orton that stirred me up. Wrote answer to it. Sent off four S.S. letters and two others. Miss Mather of St. Augustine, & Mrs. Eldridge called, before dinner. Pleasant talk with them. Downtown after dinner. Called at T. Steele's, Courant office, Brown & Gross', & post office. Bought watermelon. Letter from Fred in forenoon. Hung pictures in even'g. Downtown again after tea. Bought ice cream. Sorted scraps for scrap books. Worked on pictures until nearly midnight. Lay down from 11.30.