Wednesday, July 7, 1869

(Hartford) Up at 8. Pleasant day. Mary Gordon with us. Read letters. Balanced cash. Downtown to bank, confectioner's, etc. Met Alice & Mary Gordon at cars. Also Gen. Howard & son. Mary Gordon went to Boston. Had ice-cream at dinner (& strawberries from Boston). Sent eleven S.S. letters and three others. Downtown after dinner. Paid sundry bills. In evening went with Alice to Mr. Fessenden's. Thence to Christ Church to heard Ned deliver his oration before Trinity College House of Convocations. Had talk with Ned about it, later. Again at Mr. Fessenden's house at 11.30. Tho. G. with us. Retired at 12.15. Ned & Susy off at midnight for New York & Liverpool.