Susan B. Anthony DIARIES 1883 1888 1890 SUSAN BROWNELL ANTHONY DIARY 1883 EMPIRE STATE DIARY NO. 185 1883 Susan B. Anthony 1883 Deliver to no. 17 - Madison Street Rochester NY THE EMPIRE STATE DIARY 1883 Published for the Trade [**Copyright, 1879, by Cambridgeport Diary Co.**] CALENDAR 1883 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. MEASURE OF LENGTH 4 . . In. make 1 Hand. 3 Feet make 1 Yard. 7.92 In. " 1 Link. 51/2 Yds. " 1 Rod or Pole 18 . . In 1 Cubit. 40 Poles " 1 Furlong. 12 . . In. " 1 Foot 8 Fur. " 1 Mile. 6 . . Ft. " 1 Fathom. 69 1-6 Miles make 1 Degree. 60 Geographical Miles make 1 Degree. 1760 Yards } = 1 Mile. 5280 Feet MEASURE OF SURFACE. 144 Square Inches make 1 Square Foot. 9 Square Feet " 1 Square Yard. 30 1/4 Square Yards " 1 Rod, Perch or Pole. 40 Square Rods " 1 Square Rood. 4 Square Roods " 1 Square Acre. 10 Square Chains " 1 Square Acre. 640 Square Acres " 1 Square Mile. Gunter's Chain equal to 22 Yards or 100 Links. 272 1/4 Square Feet make 1 Square Rod. 43,560 Square Feet " 1 Acre. MEASURE OF SOLIDITY. 1728 Cubic Inches make 1 Cubic Foot. 27 Cubic Feet " 1 Cubic Yard. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 27 1/3 1/2 Grains make 1 Drachm (dr.) or 27 1/3 1/2 Grains. 16 Drachms " 1 Ounce (oz.) or 437 1/2 " 16 Ounces " 1 Pound (lb.) or 7000 " 28 Pounds " 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-Weight (cwt.) 20 Cwts. " 1 Ton. 2240 Pounds " 1 Ton. TROY WEIGHT. 24 Grains make 1 Pennyweight, or 24 Grains. 20 Pennywts. " 1 Ounce, or 480 " 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, or 5760 " APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 Grains make 1 Scruple. 8 Drachms make 1 Ounce. 3 Scruples " 1 Drachm. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound. WEIGHT PER BUSHEL OF GRAIN, ETO. The following Table shows the number of pounds per bushel required, by law or custom, in the sale of articles specified, in the several States of the Union. ( Official.) States. Barley. Buckwh't. Coal. Corn, shld. Corn Meal. Onions. Oats. Potatoes. Rye. Wheat. Salt. Turnips. Beans wh. Clover Sd. Timothy. Maine 48 48 .. 56 50 52 30 60 .. 60 .. 50 64 .. .. N. Hampshire .. .. . 56 50 .. 30 60 56 60 .. .. 60 . .. Vermont 48 48 .. .. .. .. 32 60 56 60 70 .. 64 60 42 Massachusetts 48 48 .. 56 50 52 32 60 56 60 .. .. .. .. .. Connecticut .. 45 .. 56 .. .. 28 60 56 56 .. . . .. . New York 48 48 .. 58 .. .. 32 60 56 60 .. .. 62 60 44 New Jersey 48 50 .. 56 .. .. 30 60 56 60 .. .. .. 64 .. Pennsylvania 47 48 .. 56 .. .. 30 56 56 60 85 .. .. 62 .. Delaware .. .. .. 56 .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. .. .. .. .. Maryland 48 48 .. 56 .. 57 32 60 56 60 56 .. 62 64 45 Dist. Columbia 47 48 .. 56 48 57 32 56 56 60 50 55 62 60 45 Virginia 48 48 .. 56 50 .. 32 60 56 60 .. 56 60 64 45 West Virginia 48 52 80 56 48 .. 32 60 56 60 .. 60 60 60 45 North Carolina 48 50 .. 54 46 .. 30 .. 56 60 .. .. .. 64 .. South Carolina 48 56 80 56 50 57 33 60 56 60 50 .. 60 60 .. Georgia 40 .. 80 56 48 75 35 56 .. 60 56 .. .. 60 45 Louisiana 32 .. .. 56 .. .. 32 .. 32 60 .. .. .. .. .. Arkansas 48 52 [80?] 56 50 57 32 60 56 60 50 .. 60 60 45 Tennessee 48 50 .. 56 50 56 32 60 56 60 .. .. 60 .. 45 Kentucky 48 52 .. 56 50 57 33 56 56 60 50 .. 60 60 45 Ohio 48 50 .. 56 .. .. 32 60 56 60 .. .. 60 60 45 Michigan 48 48 80 56 .. 54 32 60 56 60 56 58 60 60 45 Indiana 48 50 70 56 50 48 32 60 56 60 50 .. 60 60 .. Illinois 48 52 .. 56 48 57 32 60 56 60 50 .. 60 60 .. Wisconsin 48 50 .. 56 .. .. 32 60 56 60 .. .. .. 60 .. Minnesota 48 42 .. 56 .. .. 32 60 56 60 .. .. .. 60 .. Iowa 48 52 .. [56?] .. 57 33 60 56 60 [50?] .. 60 60 45 Missouri 48 52 .. 56 .. 57 32 60 56 60 50 .. 60 60 45 Kansas 50 50 .. 56 50 57 32 60 56 60 50 55 60 .. 45 Nebraska 48 52 .. 56 50 57 34 60 56 60 50 55 60 60 45 California 50 40 .. 52 .. .. 32 .. 54 60 .. .. .. .. .. Oregon 46 42 .. 56 .. .. 36 60 56 60 .. .. .. 60 .. Value of coins VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS. The estimates of values contained in the following table are those made by the Director of the Mint, January 1st, 1882, in compliance with the above stated provisions of law. COUNTRY. MONETARY UNIT. STANDARD. VALUE. D.C.M. Argentine Repub. Peso fuerte . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 1 0 0 Austria . . . . . . . . . Florin . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver . . . . . 0 40 6 Austria . . . . . . . . . Florin . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 0 48 4 Belgium . . . . . . . . Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold & silv. 0 19 3 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold & silv. 0 82 3 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . Milreis of 1000 reis. Gold . . . . . . 0 54 6 British America . . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 1 0 0 Bogota . . . . . . . . . . Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 0 91 2 Central America . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver . . . . . 0 93 5 Chili . . . . . . . . . . . . Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 0 91 2 Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 0 93 2 Denmark . . . . . . . Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . 0 26 8 Ecuador . . . . . . . . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver . . . . . 0 82 3 Egypt . . . . . . . . . . Piaster. . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . 0 4 9 France . . . . . . . . . Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold & silv. . 0 19 3 Great Britain . . . . Pound sterling . . . . . . Gold. . . . . . . 4 86 6&1/2 Greece . . . . . . . . .Drachma . . . . . . . . . . .Gold & silv. . . 0 19 3 German Empire. . Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . 0 23 8 Hayti . . . . . . . . . . .Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver . . . . . . 0 96 5 India . . . . . . . . . . . Rupee of 16 annas. . . .Silver . . . . . . 0 39 0 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . Lira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gold & silv. . . 0 19 3 Japan . . . . . . . . . . Yen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . 0 88 7 Liberia . . . . . . . . . . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Mexico . . . . . . . . . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver. . . . . . . 0 89 4 Netherlands . . . . .Florin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver . . . . . . .0 40 2 Norway . . . . . . . . .Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . 0 26 8 Paraguay . . . . . . . Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Peru . . . . . . . . . . . Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver . . . . . . . 0 82 3 Porto Rico . . . . . . Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . 0 92 5 Portugal . . . . . . . . Milreis of 1000 reis. . Gold . . . . . . . . 1 8 0 Russia . . . . . . . . . . Roubl. of 100 cop'ks . Silver . . . . . . . 0 65 8 Sandwich Islands . Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Spain . . . . . . . . . . .Pseia of 100 centim. . Gold & Silv. . . 0 19 3 Sweden . . . . . . . . Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . 0 26 8 Switzerland . . . . . Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold & Silv. . . 0 19 3 Tripoli . . . . . . . . . . Mahbub of 20piast's . Silver . . . . . . . 0 74 3 Turkey . . . . . . . . . Piaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . 0 4 4 U.S. of Columbia . Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver . . . . . . . 0 82 3 Uruguay . . . . . . . .Patacon . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . 0 94 8 DISTANCE AND TIME, BY SHORTEST MAIL ROUTE, AND DIFFERENCE OF TIME, Between New York City and Principal Cities in the United States. From New York City To. . . . . . . . . . . Distance . . . . . Time . . . . . . . . Difference in Time . . Miles . . . H . M . . H . M . S . Albany, N.Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 . . . . . . . . 4 05 . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 6 . . . . Slow. Baltimore, Md. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 . . . . . . . . 5 00 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10 22 . . . Slow. Boston, Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 . . . . . . . . 6 21 . . . . . . . . . . 0 11 50 . . . Fast. Buffalo, N.Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 . . . . . . . . 13 35 . . . . . . . . . 0 19 36 . . . Slow. Charleston, S.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804 . . . . . . . .34 45 . . . . . . . . . 0 23 38 . . . Slow. Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901 . . . . . . . . .26 10 . . . . . . . . . 0 53 58 . . . Slow. Cincinnati, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744 . . . . . . . . 22 40 . . . . . . . . . 0 41 44 . . . Slow. Cleveland, " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 . . . . . . . . 19 30 . . . . . . . . . 0 30 10 . . . Slow. Concord, N.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 . . . . . . . . 10 52 . . . . . . . . . ... ..... .... Des Moines, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,259 . . . . . . . . 41 55 . . . . . . . . . ... ..... .... Detroit, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786 . . . . . . . . .21 25 . . . . . . . . . 0 36 6 . . . Slow. Indianapolis, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 . . . . . . . . . 28 00 . . . . . . . . . 0 48 16 . . . Slow. Leavenworth, Kan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,348 . . . . . . . . 47 22 . . . . . . . . . ... ..... .... Memphis, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,165 . . . . . . . . 47 00 . . . . . . . . . 1 5 10 . . . Slow. Milwaukee, Wis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988 . . . . . . . . 30 20 . . . . . . . . . 0 55 44 . . . Slow. Mobile, Ala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,235 . . . . . . . . 52 25 . . . . . . . . . 0 59 58 . . . Slow. Montpelier, Vt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 . . . . . . . . 13 00 . . . . . . . . ... ..... .... New Orleans, La. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,375 . . . . . . . . 61 27 . . . . . . . . . 1 3 56 . . . Slow. Newport, R.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 . . . . . . . . 6 30 . . . . . . . . . 0 10 50 . . . Fast. Omaha, Neb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,395 . . . . . . . . 49 55 . . . . . . . . . ... ..... .... Philadelphia, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . . . . . . . 2 00 . . . . . . . . . 0 4 35 . . . Slow. Pittsburg, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 . . . . . . . . 12 49 . . . . . . . . . 0 24 4 . . . . Slow. Portland, Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 . . . . . . . . 13 01 . . . . . . . . . 0 15 10 . . . Fast. Richmond, Va. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 . . . . . . . . 11 10 . . . . . . . . . . 0 13 45 . . . Slow. S. Lake City, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,464 . . . . . . . 107 00 . . . . . . . . . 2 8 0 . . . . Slow. San Francisco, Cal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,317 . . . . . . . .150 55 . . . . . . . . . 3 14 41 . . . Slow. Savannah, Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910 . . . . . . . . 39 10 . . . . . . . . . . 0 28 28 . . . Slow. St. Louis, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,050 . . . . . . . . 36 25 . . . . . . . . . 1 4 53 . . . Slow. St. Paul, Minn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,305 . . . . . . . 45 40 . . . . . . . . . 1 16 7 . . . Slow. Vicksburg, Miss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,290 . . . . . . . 62 40 . . . . . . . . . ... ..... ... Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 . . . . . . . . 6 20 . . . . . . . . . . 0 12 7 . . . . Slow. Wheeling, W. Va. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 . . . . . . . . 21 25 . . . . . . . . . 0 27 7 . . . . Slow. RATES OF POSTAGE. POSTAL CARDS, 1 cent each, go without further charge to all parts of the United States and Canada. Cards for foreign countries (within the Postal Union) 2 cents each. ALL LETTERS, to all parts of the United States and Canada, 3 cents per half ounce. LOCAL, OR "DROP" LETTERS, that is, for the city or town where deposited, 2 cents where the carrier system is adopted, and 1 cent where there is no carrier system. FIRST CLASS,- Letters and all other written matter, whether sealed or unsealed, and all other matter sealed, nailed, sewed, tied, or fastened in any manner so that it cannot be easily examined, 3 cents per half ounce or fraction thereof. Postal Cards, 1 cent each. Postal Cards are unmailable with any writing or printing on the address side, except the direction, or with anything pasted upon or attached to them. SECOND CLASS,-Only for publishers and news agents; 2 cents per pound. THIRD CLASS,- Printed matter, in unsealed wrappers only (all matter inclosed in notched envelopes must pay letter rates), 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, which must be fully prepaid. This includes books, circulars, chromos, engravings, handbills, lithographs, magazines, music, newspapers, pamphlets, photographs, proof-sheets and manuscript accompanying the same, reproductions by the electric pen, hektograph, metallograph, papyrograph, and, in sort, any reproduction upon paper by any process except handwriting and the copying press. Limit of weight 4 lbs., except for a single book, which may weigh more. FOURTH CLASS,- All mailable matter not included in the three preceding classes which is so prepared for mailing as to be easily withdrawn from the wrapper and examined. Rate, 1 cent per ounce or fraction thereof. Limit of weight, 4 lbs. Full payment compulsory. The following are the postal rates with Europe. The rates for letters are for the half ounce or fraction thereof, and those for newspapers for 2 ounces or fraction thereof:- To Great Britain and Ireland, France, Spain, all parts of Germany, including Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Turkey (European and Asiatic), Egypt, letters 5 cents, newspapers 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof. To Australia, letters via San Francisco (except to New South Wales), 5 cents; via Brindisi, 15 cents; newspapers, via San Francisco, 2 cents; via Brindisi, 4 cents. China, letters, via San Francisco, 5 cents; via Brindisi, 13 cents, 4 cents for each paper not weighing over 4 ounces. British India, Italian mail, letters 5 cents, newspapers 1 cent for 2 ounces. Japan, letters, via San Francisco 5 cents, newspaper 1 cent for 2 ozs. FESTIVALS AND FASTS. Epiphany............. Jan. 6 Septuagesima Sunday........ Jan. 21 Quinquagesima- Shrove Sunday..... Feb. 4 Ash Wednesday............ Feb. 7 First Sunday in Lent..........Feb. 11 St. Patrick............. Mar. 17 Palm Sunday.......... Mar. 18 Good Friday............ Mar. 23 Easter Sunday........... Mar. 25 Low Sunday.............. Apr. 1 Rogation Sunday......... Apr. 29 Ascension Day- Holy Thursday....... May 3 Pentecost- Whit Sunday........... May 13 Trinity Sunday............... May 20 Corpus Christi............... May 24 St. John Baptist.............. June 24 Michaelmas Day............... Sept. 29 St. Andrew................. Nov. 30 First Sunday in Advent.............. Dec. 2 Christmas Day................ Dec. 25 MORNING AND EVENING STARS. Mercury will be Evening Star about January 21, May 14, and September 10; and Morning Star about March 3, July 2, and October 22. Venus will be Morning Star till September 20; and Evening Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Evening Star till July 5; and Morning Star the rest of the year. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Dominical Letter.........G Epact............ 22 Lunar Cycle, or Golden Number.......... 3 Solar Cycle...... 16 Roman Indication.......... 11 Julian Period........... 6596 Monday, January 1, 1883 At Home -- Rochester N.Y. Sister's Mary S. Anthony house & home -- Father 20, Guelma 9, Hannah 6 & almost 3 years ago dear mother passed out of our earthly home -- -- The two husbands -- McLean & Mosher -- living here with sister M -- also sister H's Louise -- 20 -- sister Gs Grandson Harry & brother Merritt's daughter Lucy - Mr. & Mrs. Wm Richardson make the family - and [D.?.?.] is here but here & there a week or weeks at a time. Brothers D.R. and J Merritt have their Kansas homes -- so we are scattered Tuesday, January 2, 1883 At Home- No. 7. Madison St. letter from [??iling] Rachel Foster that makes me feel sadly - lest her over-work in Nebraska has broken her down seriously -- she fears she cannot endure to be in Washington this winter!! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1883 Thursday, January 4, 1883 Friday, January 5, 1883 Saturday, January 6, 1883 Sunday, January 7, 1883 Monday, January 22, 1883 Wash. Con. probably - Zekles wife & Mrs. Dunn - Tuesday, January 23, 1883 Wash Con Wednesday, January 24, 1883 Wash. Con Thursday, January 25, 1883 Wash. Con Sunday, January 28, 1883 Monday, January 29, 1883 Thursday, February 1, 1883 Friday, February 2, 1883 Riggs House - Wash. D. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1883 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1883 At Phila- Miss Thomson took sister Mary. Saturday, February 17, 1883 At Phila -- 114 - North 11th st -- Sister Mary & self went up to Mrs Foster's -- the silk dress made by Madam Soule -- a perfect failure all round -- & so wrote the Madam Sunday, February 18, 1883 At Miss Nornson's -- Sister Mary took stitches on various things -- among others - the last ones on the Gros Royal -- Wendell called after Church -- was going out to Mr. Jones' - Germantown to dinner -- after tea Mary & self called on Mary Grew & Margaret Burleigh -- and thence to Church Unitarian -- C. G. Ames - we walked both ways -- Sermon fair -- but in no way equal to Mr Mann -- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1883 The Citizen Suffrage Society's reception to S.B.A. at Unitarian Church Parlor - A large number there - Robert Purvis the Pres. presided - E. M. Davis - and Mr Ames spoke - The Testimonial beautifully gotten up - flowers lovely - Rachel Foster read several letters - & the Rochester Testimonial - which contained names of our most influential men & women - Christened the Gros Royal & the Point Lace - The latter perfect - the former marred by the dress-maker - [wel] Wendell brought the 2d Miss Jones to the reception a bright, lovely girl - evidently interested TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1883 Election day in Phila- Seven women nominated for School board - only two elected - Miss Adeline, sister Mary, Rachel & self called at the Century Club address - saw there Rev Joseph May - Mrs Burtol - Mrs Lourger- wife of Fools Errand - &c - Wednesday, February 21, 1883 Steamer British Prince could not sail -- because she could not get her Cargo on board in time -- - Spent day in writing last letters & squaring things up generally -- Sister Mary & self took tea at the Misses Peirce - Sarah &c four of them -- 619 - North 16th St -- Mr & Mrs Arnes there Mrs A. seems a great talker - leads off every time. -- Then we called at Robert Purvis' & then back to Miss Thomsons -- Thursday, February 22, 1883 Steamer British Prince sailed at 10. A.M. Sharp -- - R. Purvis - E.M. Davis - Mr & Mrs Byrnes - Mrs Norman & Mrs Soule - Lovely young friends of Rachels - with her lovely mother & sister and my only sister Mary & Miss Adeline- & at last moment Wendell Mosher, his associate Mr Robins -- The last look was sad -- Still I went through it more bravely than I feared -- When 30 miles down the river -- were told no further progress till 7 P.M -- and then after a vain effort to pass the mud & sand [bars?], We were told that we stop till 9 A. M -- Friday, February 23, 1883. S.S. British Prince never passed the Capes May & Henlopen - until fully 2 P.M. -- Was sure had been thirty hours getting down & out of Delaware River Bay --The P.M. was lovely -- and the seven passengers [?] & [????al] - one lady - Mrs. Gibbs Merrilles - of New-Rochelle NY John Stark a [?lting] Priest on way to Rome - An English Carriage manufacturer - & two Philadelphia men, Rachel & Self -- Then at table we have, the ship doctor, the 1st, 2d & 3rd -- visited the Captain -- 14 - in all Rachel & Self sent off by the pilot fully 20 letters -- wrote up to last minute -- [?] [?] Saturday, February 24, 1883 S.S. British Prince The day lovely all the company brisk and at table -- Mrs. Merrilles nurse girl showing sign of sickness -- our 2nd child 2 years [?t?] boy baby 4 months -- Mrs. M. a lovely lady - her Grand Father Gibbs - lived in Rochester -- This day dawns with the feeling of no possibility of communication with a soul outside the ship -- a lovely feeling -- indeed -- still I am bound to get all the good possible, to body & soul out of this trip = & as - little harm as possible Slept well again -- Sunday, February 23, 1883 S.S. British Prince American line from Philadelphia Pa Lovely day again - wondering if ever this broad expanse can be rolled up into mountains - The Capt. invited the Chief Officers - with the passengers also the steerage passengers and 6 of them came - & he read Church of England [?] - The Priest showed signs of surrender - About 4 P.M. the winds & waves began to roar - & we sat and watched the rolling till twelve midnight - then I returned & waited awake all night - the rising and falling of the ship -- Monday, February 26, 1883 S.S. British Prince Felt a good deal squaling last night - still I braved it through - The [?al?] still [harder?] - & my first exploit was my feet going from under me - & finding myself flat on my back - - took a sleep and missed my lunch - took my dinner at six - but had I could do to keep myself square - - Read A.G. Riddles novel in the evening - Bed at 10 -, & slept better - the mind abating a little about midnight - Rachel having all she can do to keep that the englishman and Father Stark - under [h??] weaker Tuesday, February 27, 1883 S.S. British Prince -- Rose at 10 -- the winds & waves are calmed down --- the air crisp & cold - the [?] night -- Rachel slept through all the bells to 11 oclock -- fasted on hot tea mush & oranges & read novels till dinner at 6 -- -- a day Capt Bas said for sailors to hang their coats high to dry -- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1883 S.S. British Prince -- Bound for Liverpool -- Wind up again rain falling -- and by night running higher than on Monday -- THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1883 S.S. British Prince Winds & waves keep up - a week this A. M. since we left the Phila, dock -- FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1883 S.S. British Prince at breakfast there were us fences & cribbings on the table to hold dishes -- seemed like freedom again -- Can't think beyond ship-board -- sea worthy of moves to be made when we land at Liverpool -- Read Darrington -- a not very nicely drawn story Little Florence Belle Merrilles is ,the, pet of all on board -- SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1883 S.S. British Prince _ Bound for Liverpool Seas almost as smooth as the River - spent much time on deck - walking & sitting reading - finishing Barrington - by [B?ner] - an Irish Story SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1883 S.S. British Prince Winds fair- sea smooth - whole company at breakfast- Capt. Buston read [?] & sermon 1st Officer Morle- read the scriptures - Rachel played the piano & lead the singing- - then played & with Father Stack & Mr. Weigner sang many Church songs - then all on deck to watch the sailors [?] no. 1. Life boat made 303 miles the last 24 hours - largest run yet- Monday, March 5, 1883 made Brow Rock Fastnet -- Light house -- with no Fog Horn -- Cape Clear -- at 5 P.M. -- Queenstown at 11 P.M. -- & promise of Liverpool at 8 tomorrow P.M -- The sea smooth and sky clear -- wrote letters & mailed Sister Mary at Queenstown -- Rachel got postal from her sister Julia by -- Tuesday, March 6, 1883 S.S. British Prince High Wind & broken seas dashing over the deck -- Liverpool looks doubtful for to night -- Came to anchor at 11. P.M -- couldn't sleep well because of lack of rocking -- as I couldn't before for too much -- Wednesday, March 7, 1883 Left S.S. British Prince at - 9 A.M -- on a tender -- weather cold & no fires in any of the Liverpool waiting rooms -- --Took a cab to the Adelphi Hotel -- Had a good dinner -- first South-down. mutton -- it was a no.1. & no mistake -- In P.M. drove two hours through the Princess & Sefton Parks -- & spent two hours in the city Museum & Library -- all free -- they also have connected a large lecture Hall -- deck seated Ampitheatre -- seats & steps hewn out of solid rock -- seating 5,000 people -- Free Lectures -- on every possible question -- supped & went to bed in old style English room -- high-bed stead curtains. --valances -- coal fire place & candles Thursday, March 8, 1883 Took train at 11- A.M. for London -- first experience in their separate compartment fashion -- fit 10 persons each -- no ladies salon no accommodation whatever -- everybody rushing out of cars at every stop of five minutes or less -- Reached London at 4 P.M- -- Mrs. Stanton with her flowing white curls & beaming face awaited us at Depot -- she had with Miss Hattie Daniels - of Canandaigua N.Y. -- as sort of escort -- & we were soon at Mrs. Phillips -- no 10 - Duchess St. - Portland Place -- & settled in the ground floor front room -- very cold -- & all shivery over a wretched coal fire -- we talked over everything & everybody till a late hour -- Miss. L.E. Becker dined with us -- she is real english!! Friday, March 9, 1883 London - Mrs Stanton & self drove in a Hansom to see dear Mrs Rose - found her out - so returned to Lunch - Miss Berker & Miss Riggs called - in P. M. Mrs. S. & self went to Parliament House - both the Lords & Commons - met Miss Decker & Miss Riggs there - Everything so different & so queer - Rachel staid in bed till after lunch - then went to American Exchange & found postal from her sister Julia - as she had found one awaiting her both at Liverpool & Queenstown-- Spent evening talking with Mrs S. and decided to go out to see Hattie Saturday & stay over Sunday. Got a note from Mrs Rose saying she could not come to me - but that I must call on her tomorrow A.M. Saturday, March 10, 1883 London - Spent the morning & took Lunch with Mrs. Rose - found her very sad & suffering - her first words were "O that my heart would break now that you might - close my eyes." - She is literally without a relative - and after her glorious life-work it seems too cruel that she should be thus left - with out sympathizing friends about her - it does seem as if America could & would hold her [?] in loving remembrance - & yet - every one is so [?] - full of struggle in his or her own life that there's hardly room left to look after the joy of those who have dropped by the way from over-work & exhaustion - - reached Darling Hattie Stanton's at 6 - & met a hearty welcome - she seems happy in the main & her lot she has chosen - Sunday, March 11, 1883 Basingstoke Hants - Enjoyed every minute - cozy supper - ditto breakfast with a cup of genuine Java coffee!! - Hattie's Harry took me a long drive through two gentlemen's Parks - weather keen & crisp - but had a nice drive -- back to dinner at 2 P.M. called at Father Blatch's - saw other members of the family - good [farmer?] like people - solid substantial - saw 3 or 4 peach, bushes, hardly trees - in blossom in the hot house - also grapes setting - only to think of such fruits at such cost --Hattie's Harry seems a very kind hearted, loving, and intelligent man - deferring in everything to her - if it will only last!! Time will tell - the tiniest little stone house - with tiniest little rooms & little grates - so we literally sat with feet on the hearth - Monday, March 12, 1883 To London - Was to go to see a "Keep" - a foxhunt - this A.M. but a frost last night put a stop to the hunt because it destroyed the possibility of the hounds scenting the foxes - So returned to London at 11 A.M. - at 1 P.M. Mrs. S. & self called on Rev. Wm. H. Channing & spent two hours told him of L. Stones persistent [persecutions?] through all these years since 1867 -- he expressed great surprise & sorrow - & seemed fully to accept our word - & in proof gave us his sweetest Benediction - thence we went to Miss C. A. Rigg's home - 19 Nottinghill Square - to dinner & evening - the family consists of widowed father and four unmarried daughters - in the eve some 15 or so friends called - had a pleasant time - Rachel resting & sleeping [?] the day. Tuesday, March 13, 1883 In London—called on Miss Decker at her lodgings— she spends time of Parliament in session in London—& together we went to 64. Demers street - The officer of the National Hour for Woman Suffrage for England - found Miss Diggs there—together over suffrage plans & principles of England & America - after lunch had bonnet on to go to see dear Mrs Rose again - when Mrs. Rebecca Stone - the Correspondent of our old Revolution called - & Mrs Stone importuned - and I spent the P.M. at home Attended Lycern Theater with Rachel, Irving and Ellen Terry in Much Ado About Nothing - good but not at all equal to Doothe Wednesday, March 14, 1883 In London - Called on Ms. Rose - found her in cloak and bonnet for a chair ride - so accompanied her - walking and holding her hand - by side of her chair - as a great man drew her along the side - walks & through the walks & lanes of Remington Park - saw there the Greens Monument to Prince Albert - Home to Lunch At 3 P.M. Mrs Moore took me to the Misses Muller's parlor to a C.D. acts meeting - saw there & heard Miss Nye - who has taken 10,000 children between 5 & 19 across to Canada - none of the speakers seemed to dare to speak out their full thought on the dreadful question even to Women alone - Ms. Wood dines with us - Hattie came in - Mrs S Rorbel - Mrs. Moore & self attended a reception at Mrs. Peter Taylor's Thursday, March 15, 1883 Left London- at 10- A.M- for Rome - direct - Rachel & self - also Miss Hattie Daniels, Miss Alice Sloch & Ms Fanny Reartland - five in all - three of the Eagle & two of the Lion - each glorying in her own nationality!! Daniels, Hatch & Reartland [?] [?] crossing the Straits of Dover - no. 3 self kept heads, stomach stout. - we were in for three day & two nights trip- with no sleeping bar - no ladies saloon - no dining car - no nothing - but a chaise to [?] hold upright - in the little [?] comportment of the 2nd class bar - Friday, March 16 1883 On bars - had almost a sleepless night - the other four seemed to sleep a good deal - - at 6 00 A. M. we changed cars at - Basle - had a hour a breakfast with cup of coffee - & then all day long through the lonely mountains of Switzerland, its lakes [?] [?] pass {**] keeping me wide awake all day - at 8 P.M. we reached Milan and all [?] to [?] [?] [?] [?] Saturday, March 17, 1883 Milan -- after breakfast - visited the Cathedral - climbed to the top of its dome - & thence had splendid view - wonderful amount of marble & every spire crowned with a statue --in P.M. Tour Leonardo d Vinci Last Supper--& at 8 took train again for an all night's sitting up again --this should be my last night travelling in Europe where there are no sleepers Sunday, March 18, 1883 Reached Rome--& Chapman Hotel-- 75 Via Nazzionale 1.45 --lunched--& went out to St John's Church-- Monday, March 19, 1883 In Rome -- Miss Daniels finding her friend Mrs Weddington Wilson -- betook herself from our party -- & we four - B.N.R. & self drove all over the city to get a general view thereof -- Tuesday, March 20, 1883 In Rome -- Visited Babarini Gallery -- Saw the [Ce???] in P.M. to Churches -- go-go -- is the order Wednesday, March 21, 1883 In Rome-- went with Mr. Russell Forbes- Lecturer and guide through the Palatini- -the palace of the Cesars-buried one under another - It was a great help to have so lucid an account of everything Thursday, March 22, 1883 In Rome---------- got photo taken for the Cameo Cutter--- Friday, March 23, 1883 In Rome In the Doria Gallery Saturday, March 24, 1883 In Rome -- went to La Guida's Aurora this A.M -- & to the Borghese in P.M -- & to gardens of Colloni -- SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1883 In Rome - Easter Sunday - Went to St. Peters Cathedral in A. M. - saw the poor devotees kiss the great toe of of the statue of St. Peter - with all the religious awe of ignorance & superstition- met there Anna Brown of new York - niece of Lucretia Mott MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1883 Left Rome at 7.40 our party--B. K. R. & self and Mr. & Mrs. Albert Chain Mrs Hattie Hover & Genevieve Walton - for Naples Stopping at the Britanique high up on the hill side from which we had magnificent view of the Bay Capri & Vesuvius Tuesday, March 27, 1883 In Naples -- our two parties -- in two carriages -- 4 & 4 -- drove first to Herculaneum -- & then to Pompei -- -- took lunch with us -- -- most marvelous cities of the dead -- speaking & telling their histories Wednesday, March 28,1883 In Naples -- Rain & hail -- & Sunshine at intervals -- all hands visited the Museum Thursday, March 29, 1883 In Naples - R & self and Chain Party went up to Vesuvius - (Alice & Mrs. Heartland not well enough to go) had a splendid time - It is wonderful to see & hear the evidences of fire & commotion beneath our feet & booming up into the air - red hot lava - Friday, March 30, 1883 In Naples - R & self with the Chain Party & many others. Went in boat to Capri - visited their Blue Grotto - entrancing dined at Capri & back to Naples at 6 P.M. Alice & [Ta?y] went to Vesuvius - fine day for both of us Saturday, March 31, 1883 From Naples at 10.20 - to Salerno - Lunched - splendid dinner - drove we four - A. F. & R. & self - over a most wonderful road 14 1/2 miles - cut in the rocks & built on the points of the mountains jutting out into the sea - - a most delightful drive it was - every foot of soil on the mountain sides is utilized - Stone wall terraces built & Lemon trees set out - - Mrs Nottingham, baby & nurse - & Son Calvin Adams & daughter Jeannie came to same. Hotel d Luna- Sunday, April 1, 1883 In Amalfi -- Lovely day -- Calvin Adams & his sister Jeannie -- R. A & Fanny -- with a guide rode on Donkey's up to Ravella -- an old Castle with ruins & gardens -- I walked & talked with their mother - Mrs. Nottingham Monday, April 2, 1883 (Sister Marys Birthday) From Amalfi - 8:20 A.M. to [?tri] 10 miles. Lovely drive, charming mountains covered with terraces and lemon orchards. mountains and sea - reached Naples, 1:45 went again to Britanique lunched - then with the Adams' drove to Lake Averness- six miles - R. the Adams & self explored the Sybils Grotto carried on stout men's backs through two feet of water. Going & returning drove through a long tunnel made by Nero. Tuesday, April 3, 1883 Naples to Rome Spent A.M. shopping got back comb for self and some corals for girls. Took train at 3 P.M. reaching Rome at 9 or so Miss Blatch taken ill. went to Chapman's found no letters. Three years to day since our dear Mother passed on to the [?] to which dear Father & Gula & Hannah have gone before!! Wednesday, April 4, 1883 In Rome -- went to Bank -- & found a pile of letters for both of us -- all good news all round -- This evening attended a Concert -- & saw & heard Adelaide Ristori -- render Dante's 5th Canto of the Inferno -- & a selection of Joan of Arct -- She is a queenly woman -- Thursday, April 5, 1883 In Rome -- visited the galleries of Statuary at the Vattican this A.M -- -- Saw the outlines of the Cameo -- am getting cut for Mrs Spofford -- This P.M. devoted to letter writing -- got letter off to Brother D. R. Sister Mary - Mrs Sargent &c -- FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1883 In Rome - visited St Pauls without the gates - Capucine - old Church of the bones - of 300 yrs SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1883 In Rome - Raining - visited the old Capital - excavations perfectly wonderful. also saw the Bambini baby that has it's bejewelled powers of healing. Roman Forum & arch of Trajan - In P. M. to Cameo sitting - Sunday, April 8, 1883 In Rome, pouring rain all day. In P.M. drove to call on Madam Cirnono found her left & gone to Florence. Then to American Church & at 4 - Saw the [?] near enough to [romish?] --of confirmation of 7 young girls - one of these Genevieve Walton of the Chain party. At 6 R & I went to dinner with Anna Brown (Lucretia Motts niece) her daughter [Mamie?] and husband Issac Henderson of the N.Y Evening Post. Two girl babies 16 months apart. They flourished & advocated the necessity of wine drinking like every body else--this [?] Monday, April 9, 1883 From Rome to Pisa spent hour in the Sistine Chapel & galleries of the Vatican.--thence to the Cameo Studio- the cutting quite good R thinks - after lunch - we had final good bye to Mrs. [Matas?] & the Chapman House & Rome - & reached Pisa at 8:20 - Stopped at Hotel Minerva Rained all day Lovely weather Tuesday, April 10,1883 Pisa to Florence Spent A,M. at Cathedral, Baptistry, & Leaning Tower - all very interesting.- Rachel not feeling equal to climbing - staid at home & in bed. - In P.M. we three-- Alice, Fany and self drove out to old grounds where the king actually hunts and saw camels kneel down to be loaded &c-- At 5 left for Florence arriving at 8-- Wednesday, April 11, 1883 In Florence - at Madam Caccianino's an English woman married to an Italian & has 9 children All went to the Uffizzi gallery - met the Chains there In the P.M. R & I called on Madam Cimino - found her bright & intelligent. did just taste of her cordial or something-- Thence called at Countess Rese's- she was not in--then visited two old churches-- In evening a note by servant came from the Countess asking me to call there tomorrow. Thursday, April 12, 1883 In Florence R & I in morning called at Countess Rese's - she that was Elizabeth Phelps Pearsall of New York - found her very cordial & she invited us to dine with her this evening. After Lunch R & I took cab to Madam Cimino's & she drove with us to call on [Countess] Princess Dora d Istria - She has lovely Palazzo & gardens all under her own care - Thence we called on Madam [Lemme?] - a very intelligent Scotch woman married to an Italian [professor?] - at 7 P.M. we dined with the Countess & had a nice time - only me Friday, April 13, 1883 In Florence - In A.M. visited the Pitti Gallery - In P.M. drove all [f?] to Chatosa - an old Monastery - that contains 17 live monks - a high point - the usual terrible scenes depicted on the walls - In the evening, R. & I called on Jeannie Adams and her mother Frothingham Jeannie is a [promising?] girl of 19. - there upon the Chain Party at Chapman House Then Home at 11 P.M. wouldn't drink wine!! Saturday, April 14, 1883 In Florence Visited the Duomo - Great Cathedral with its Bell tower & Baptistery also the I. Lorenza At 11:20 went to Piazza S. Spirito - to breakfast with Elizabeth Phelps Peasall - now Countess Rese. - She read me some of her poetry fine - she ought to do something with all her wine and cash!! Alice and Mrs. N. took me to top of Mt. - an old Mountains town - & up hill. Reached native home. To rest for Theatre when all are gone this evening Letter from Nephew Mendul with paper slip of 10 years sentence of Russell Brown Sunday, April 15, 1883 In Florence - warm lovely day - At 11 A.M. Countess Resse and her cousin Miss Howell called & took R & self to her new villa - Maisni Villa Pagliano - 2 1/2 miles outside the gates to a 12 O'clock Breakfast with 5 gentlemen only two of them could speak English at all - a very nice time. - Splendid old marble palace 400 years old. - They will make it a rare museum of oldest art and accolation Princess Ijedria called at hotel at 7 & took us to ride Cascina for two hours. - At 8 Miss B. Mrs. R. R. and self went to Countess Resses met there Madam Cimino and daughter - none others came. - elegant cake, lemonade tea & pleasant time. The Countess very much the temperament of her mother but educated and was very perfumed Monday, Arpil 16, 1883 Left Florence at 7:15 for Venice - arrived at 4:20. The Chain party on same train also Dr Ryder of Chicago with wife and daughter. Mrs. Morrill stopped at Hotel Auglaise. The gondolas & streets of water most odd & not wholly pleasant to think of living with foundations buried in water. - Soon as dust was washed & brushed off we walked to St. Marks Piazza and Cathedral. Wonderful to see the 400 years old marble buildings and palaces all around the great square. Miss B. and Mrs. H remained in Florence for two days longer. Tuesday, April 17, 1883 In Venice - Took a gondola - with one gondolier & went through grand canal to the Bank. R. got several letters - but I none. We made the entire circuit to the Adriatie and then back to hotel at 1:20. In P.M. we loitered sometime in St. Marks. - Everything is with gilt background, the four domes symmetrical & imposing - the marble columns & marble everything rich and imposing - then look of stores along the Piazza - Dinner at 6:20 - Fine in room and both sensibly. The day beautiful & warm,- still one gets chilly the moment he is in the shade sweet Dr. Ryder Wednesday, April 18, 1883 In Venice -- R. & self visited the Doges Palace -- marvelous beauty -- then to the dungeons beneath it -- saw & walked on the Bridge of Sighs -- Then in gondola to St. George's Maggiore -- On an island -- & there to the St. Maria della Salute Thursday, April 19, 1883 In Venice -- This is brother J. Merritt's 39th birthday -- how well I can remember dear Mother's sad face on that morning of his birth -- in the new brick house at Battenville -- the [Char??] Party & ours took Gondolas to Lido Island -- A lovely tour - On return Alice Neartland & self walked up the inclined plane to top of St. Mark's bell-tower -- after lunch R. & self visited Academy of Fine Arts -- Also St. Paul, St. John's Church -- Chapel burned but has remains of finest bas-reliefs have seen anywhere -- --Then into Hospital -- that used to be a monastery -- it has 500 beds -- Friday, April 20,1883 Left Venice at 9:05 -- arrived Milan at 3:45. -- pleasant day over the [?] of Venice & Lombardy -- vineyards the main agriculture -- -- R. took cab to see The Last Supper by Leonardo De Vinci -- but found the old refectory closed at 4 -- & so failed to see it -- I went to Pension Biscione -- took room, washed & brushed off dust -- & walked to the great Cathedral -- the first I saw of Italy's great churches & the last -- & it still holds it first & last impression -- After dinner walked through the Vittorio Emanuel Arcade the most magnificent one I ever saw -- R. bought a fan here -- Saturday, April 21, 1883 Left Milan -- The Biscione at 7.A.M -- landed in Zurich at 6 P.M. a long -- but most charming journey through the St. Gothard pass of Alps -- the scenery I mean -- for I never passed 11 hours in such a [bar?]-room smoke -- three & four great decent looking German's smoked perpetually -- with not a shadow of care, as to its being disagreeable -- killing to us!! After dinner, R and self took cab and called on Lizzie Sargent who is studying medicine here - just a branch of the eye -- She is very happy & earnest in her work -- Sunday, April 22, 1883 In Zurich-at the p=Pension Bellvue - Had a full night of it-breakfast at 9:20-1 roll & butter & good coffee. This is the birth day of our dear Mother's little Eliza F. in 1832- who died May 18 1834-when her youngest now Merritt was one week old-dear mother first great sorrow. Lizzie Sargent came at 11-a. Not yet dressed-so she went to reading room-after dinner-she then drove up the Lake 2 or 4 miles & back-lovely drive. but too smoky to see the Alps & their snow caps-Lizzie is full of spirit in her studies- After tea called with her on members of American consul - Agers - & Lizzie took cake for her home. Monday, April 23, 1883 Left Zurich at - 10 arrived Munich at 7:00 P.M. Had a lovely ride on steamer across Lake Constance, -got in awful strait about 4 P.M.-when car stopped-frantically motioned & shouted the car. man shouting no time-but I persisted & finally-just as car started-he pushed me when back car platform opened a door-in I went & he banged it to -& I rode thus to the next station - downsized. Mad at the harshness of these Old Maid's No. No. accommodations!! The total disregard of comforts & conveniences for women is outrageous!!! Tuesday, April 24, 1883 In Munich - the Capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria - Louis the 2d - is now king - - visited the Church of St Michael - because of its monument to Eugene Beuharnais - erected by his widow - daughter of the King of Bavaria - - Now this would have delighted dear mother's heart - then to picture gallery - then to the Kings Palace - met then Dr & Mrs Palmer of Washington D.C. - - saw here the bedsteads & beds actually slept on - in the elegant chambers - drove in the Parks - saw Prince Leopold driving four horses tandum Wednesday, April 25, 1883 Left Munich at 6-50 - [?] called at 5 - a most [????ription] hour - Arrived at Nuremberg at 11. A.M. the queer old town - visited Church of St Lawrence before dinner - Lutheran Protestant since the reformation - but still contains old crucifixes Chapel &c - some of its stained windows are 400 years old - - In P.M. visited old Museum - once an old monastery - then took cab & drove round City - outside the wall & moat - - visited the old Castle built in 1000 - more than 800 years ago - & there saw [????lan] stones old & large & beautiful - Thursday, April 26, 1883 Left Nuremberg at 11- reached Dresden at 10 P.M. Friday, April 27, 1883 SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1883 Left Dresden at 2.20 & reached Berlin at 6 P. M. met a hearty welcome at the lovely home of our American Minister - A. A. Sargent. SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1883 In Berlin Mr Sargent spent A. M. taking German lesson of Frau Hempel [after] Mrs. S. & self walked in the Thier Garten -- Saw the monuments of King Frederick William 2d & Queen Louise -- lovely -- after lunch -- Ella took lesson -- & Mr & Mrs. S. R & I drove out to Charlottenburg & saw the Mausoleum of Fred. & Louise -- Had a delightful chat in eve'g -- MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1883 In Berlin Spent day in chatting with dear Mrs Sargent TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1883 In Berlin R went store & ordered dress made to call on Queen Victoria Mrs Sargent - Ella - Mrs. Stephens - R & self [?] the Old Schloss - the palace in which was held the Silver Wedding of the Crown Prince & Princess - also the new National Museum Wednesday, May 2, 1883 In Berlin - Mrs Sargent - Ella - Miss Stephens & self - (R. in bed all day) visited Madam Schefler Letheo - [?erein] - school of industries - Saw the girls doing every sort of work - as the madam could not speak English and I German - it was very little satisfaction [?] either of us could get from each other - - Miss Stephens could interpret very nicely Thursday, May 3, 1883 In Berlin - Took a 7 O.G. breakfast - & Mr. & Mrs. Sargent - Ella & Miss Stevens - R. & self with Mr Moore - the Sargents clerk took train from Potsdam - visited the Orangery - Frederick the Greats old Palace - in which he spents parts of 29 years - - the palace in which Emperor William spends his Summers - saw the room & very bed he sleeps in - his study where are his books, maps & where he receives Bismark, Von [?iolkle] & private [?] Friday, May 4, 1883 In Berlin -- & So happy visiting with Mrs Sargent as to forget about seeing the sights of Berlin -- In the eve'g -- R & I went to call on Miss Hattie Honer -- and found the whole Chain party at the Hotel -- Saturday, May 5, 1883 In Berlin -- Mrs Sargent invited Miss Stephens & Mrs Honer to Lunch with us -- we had a splendid time with elegant table -- After dinner -- Ella Miss Stephens & I went with R. to see her Court dress -- Cream white suit tried on -- by a man dressmaker -- it was very nice -- Miss Stephen went with us on Sunday at 1 P.M. to call on Frau Lilhersmidt -- the lady with Hattie Stanton boarded Sunday, May 6, 1883 In Berlin - at the Sargents - walked in the Park with Rachel & Ella - in the A.M. - after lunch Mr & Mrs Sargent took me through zoological gardens - In the evening Mr S. & Ella went with R. & self and first called on Mrs Hibbin of Ill. Pres. of W.C.T.U. then spent two hours with Dr Henrietta Tiberius - the first woman who ever studied Dentistry in Phila. Herschfeldt was her name then 1819 - [?practices] - royal family - her husband, his sister & Fran - are regular doctors - having office in same house - had delightful visit - met a Madagascar Princess there - Monday, May 7, 1883 Left Berlin & the Sargents at 12 noon - Miss Ella and Miss Stephens went depot with us - arrived Cologne 10 Oclock. P.M. - stopped at Hotel Victoria Tuesday, May 8, 1883 In Cologne - Victoria Hotel. visited the Cathedral- Drove across new iron bridge to [?] & back over bridge of boats - then drove around the fortifications of city - through the old gate - in P.M. visited the Church of St Ursula - who suffered martyrdom with 11,000 of her virgin attendants in their Crusade of 452 - visited the Museum- the one impressive picture was life [?] & Princess Louise - Wednesday, May 9, 1883 Left Cologne at 6 A.M. For Magence - on Steamer Humboldt. All the day on the Rhine till 8 P.M. - the sky was somewhat hazy - -Sat on deck all day - & gazed at "vine clad hills" - winding river - Ruins of Old Castles - all very beautiful in their way - but scenery nothing to compare with that of the Columbia - & no more beautiful than our own Hudson - 10 Thursday, May 10, 1883 In Mazence - Hotel Rheinischerhof - visited the Dom - the monuments of Schiller & Gutenberg - The splendid Fortifications - The Drusus Monument - erected in 9 years before Christ by the Romans - Left Mazence 1.25 for Worms - 2.10 - stopped Hotel Hartman - walked in rain to see Cathedral - also the Luther Monument Friday, May 11, 1883 Left Worms at 8 A.M. arrived Heidelberg - 11- - Drove via Bank - Rachel got sundry letters - but I got none - strange it is - stopped at the Prinz Carl - good hotel - R in bed - it was rainy - showers all this P.M. - but I walked up the mountain to the old Castle - all around it - it is altogether the most magnificent old ruin I have seen in Germany - - The ivy on one side of it was most beautiful - how I thought of dear Sister Gula who used to have such pride in growing the English Ivy - I was out there hours & sat down only twice - at Sunset walked out on old bridge hoping to get its glow on ruins - but alas it didn't have glint for me - Saturday, May 12, 1883 Left Heidelberg at 1.25 - the rain pouring so I didn't get up to the Castle again. - But our window gave us a full view of its front - & I gazed upon it - with a last lingering look -- R. feeling miserable - we had our supper last night & breakfast this A.M. - in our room Wrote letters to brother D. R. to Sister Mary & to Mrs Helen M. Gongar - on the jury's verdict in her farm - Sunday, May 13, 1883 In Strassburg - the Capital of the Kingdom of Alsace in its olden glory - - Drove round the city from 10 . to 12 - looking at the wonderful fortifications built by Germans in 1871 - at [1?] were in the Cathedral and saw stone [????] wonderful clock of the [?????] At three, we went to hear the magnificent organ - I saw at least 250 Priests participate in the "Tom foolery" of their craft before 1 or 2 thousand - 9 out of 10 of them women - sermon in French - Then to St Thomas church & saw the monument to Marshal Saxe - erected by Louis XV. - Monday, May 14, 1883 Left Strassburg - 6.30 - for Parris - arrived 5.30 P.M. - Theodore Stanton & wife Marguerite - met us at Depot - & accompanied us to the Palais Royal Hotel - opposite the Louvre - Rachel met here her friends Mr & Mrs Mills & daughter Ella - from Cincinnati - we had a delightful ride the scenery some of it is lovely - it was through the - lost to France - kingdoms of Alsace & Loraine - it seemed sad to me all day - & as if they must be given back to France - - wars seem to have been the Chronic condition of poor France - Tuesday, May 15, 1883 In Paris - Hotel - Palais Royal - Rue Rivoli - Breakfast at 8.30 - A letter from Madame d'Danau & a call - inviting me to be her guest during my stay in Paris - also invited & self to drive at 51 - Rue - du Varenne at 7 this eve - which we accepted & had a very splendid dinner & nice visit - during the P. M. we called at American Bureau - & at the Normandy Hotel & saw J. Scott Anthony & bride - Miss Ward's friend - Mrs Sharpstein not in - Paris - [Wednesday, May 16,] Thursday - May 17 1883 Rachel left - 9.40 - for London - Miss Ella Mills went Depot with me to see R. off - - Sad to see go & I left behind - She has been a most- genial & loving companion through the whole trip - Miss Mills took me to the Madeline Cathedral - Greek architecture - then to Am Exchange - there met her father & he took me to the Louvre - after that lunch at the Palais Royal - then a long call from J. Scott Anthony & bride (Miss Maron) of Denver - then at 5 P.M. Cab to 51. Rue - de - Varenne Madame d Banau's - to stay with her a few days - her home is delightful & she a most intelligent woman - thoroughly [?ted] on all great questions - had a delightful evening - Theodore Stanton & wife have home [???] too- [Thursday] Friday, May [17] 18, 1883 In Paris - at Madam d'Banaus - Charming morning - the Robins & other birds singing - sun shining [?] lovely - room south east corner - & bright & lovely - It does seem good again to be in a home with those who can talk English - though only Madam d'B - Theodore & Marguerite can do so here - Madam Berry cannot speak or understand English - she is a very fine appearing woman - young to be grandmother. [of a] This is my first real Continental breakfast - roll & butter & coffee bro't to my room at 8 A. M. - I enjoyed it much - - Marguerite took me to Miliners for bonnet in A..M. failed Theodore to see the University - Sorbonne - Notre Dame & - Madam d Banau at evening took me to anti C.D.A. meeting where were passed Resolutions to Mr Stansfield [*move back*] [Friday] Wednesday-, May [18] 16, 1883 In Paris - at Palais Royal Rue Rivoli - in A. M. to see in P. M. at 2 to Salon - to see the paintings & statuary of linen articles - with Miss Ella Mills - at 4.20 to call (with Theodore) on Madam d Raisnes - at 6 dined at restaurant with the Mills' - at 8 R. & I went to the Opera - magnificent house scenery - equipage & all - but with my three lacks - in music - language & sight - I could not appreciate the artistic merits of the performance - & I feared, too, it was the "added ounce" for dear Rachel - got letter from Sister Mary - good news Saturday, May 19, 1883 In Paris - at Madam Caroline d'Banau's - actually - was caught napping at quarter to 8 A.M. when the maid brot roll & coffee - So I for my first - positively ate my breakfast in bed - What my dear mother would pronounce - "most lazily" - Got postal from Rachel, written yesterday A.M. She is well & getting on for Queenly seeing - Then got letter from Lydia E. Becker of London - that she is in Paris - T. M. & self called on Miss Becker at 1.30 - Madam d'Danau invites her to dinner - walked through the Palais Royal arcade & stores with Madam d'B. - rode home - Miss Decker came at 7 & staid till 11. - interesting talk on the different gov'ts - she thoroughly believes in a Royal family for the people to look up to - Madam d'B. & I in [?] of intelligence with I Sunday, May 20, 1883 In Paris - At Madam d'B - Cloudy but pleasant - roll, sweetest of butter & coffee - in bed, again, 7.30 - a letter from Hattie Stanton enclosing one from Laura Curtis Bullard & card of Mr A. D. Worthington Hartford Ct - for the facts of my life to be sent to him for "Frances E. Willard to write sketch for a book - he is getting up of Eminent American Women - After breakfast 12 - noon Madam d'B - Miss Becker & self drove to a far part of city & called on M'lle Hubertine Auclert -a bright young woman - editor of "La Citoyenne" - demanding suffrage for French women - then to see Leon Richer - who deplores Miss Auclert's advance suffrage claim - - then drove through the Champs Elysees Monday, May 21, 1883 In Paris - 51 - Rue-de-Varenne [*Wrote letter to Mrs Sewall & Mrs Spofford this day -*] - Marguerite went with me to get bonnet changed - but they would do nothing without extra charge - so had to pay for new Satin strings & also keep their lace ones &c - very mean!!! In P.M. Theo. took me to the Chamber of Deputies - to see how Frenchmen look in legislative Assembly - very like Americans - - we then walked Am. Exchange - called on Mr [Hines?] friend Dr Wilkie - a dentist - then walked to Normandy Hotel - found Mrs Sharpstein out again - then back home at 5 - just tired out - So refused to go to Mr Gillig's reception at the Buida Hotel - & went to bed at 9 O clock -- Tuesday, May 22, 1883 In Paris - At Madam d'Banaus lovely A.M. read Felix Adler's article on "A Secular View of Moral training - very true & inspiring - walked in the park of The Invalides - Soldiers Hospital in A.M. - in P.M. Madam d'B & self called on Mr & Mrs Wilbour- (P. B.) - & I staid from 3 to 6. good chat. Mr W very cordial & social - Wednesday, May 23, 1883 In Paris After lunch Theodore & M. went me to St Cloud by boat - & back on top of tram car - In evening Madam d Banau took me to Mlle Auclert's Suffrage meeting - seemed very good Thursday, May 24, 1883 In Paris - walked to the Invalides - to see the Tomb of Napoleon - but it was not open till 12 - - After breakfast Theodore & Marguerite went with me - It was - is very imposing - This evening all went to an out of door[Ca??et] Concert - in Champs Elysse Friday, May 25, 1883 In Paris - In P.M. Theodore went with me to call on Grace Greenwood - also called on Mr & Mrs Chain & Miss Walton - but found them out - 11 Saturday, May 26, 1883 In Paris - 51- Rue. de. Larenne Cloudy - did not go out - Melle Boizillon called - She has appointment from French Gov't on Educational Matters - has recently returned from America - three months & reports that she found the people there opposed to Coeducation - after ages of 12 & [1?]!! Sunday, May 27, 1883 In Paris - In P.M. took [?h??t] - & Marguerite, Theodore & Madam d'Banan went with me to La Chaise Cemetery & there saw the Communists by the thousands going to the spot & laying wreaths on the wall where hundreds of their friends were shot down in 1871 - It was a sad site - all were most orderly - Monday, May 28, 1883 In Paris - [*rode one to St Lazare [Ch??it] with Madame de Banan this A.M.*] at 12 - noon - I went with Theodore Stanton to the College of France - to witness the last honors to the scholar & liberal Baboulage - recorded my name on the register - where the [S?nous], Senators - Deputies - the very brain of France - wrote theirs this A.M. - Saw his little parlor - & sadly saw the Catholic Priests perform their sorceries over his coffin in the Church - - after return - Marguerite rode with me for an hour or two - - Tuesday, May 29, 1883 Left Paris - at 9 A.M. - Theodore & his little E. C. S. went with me to Depot - The weather lovely the country ditto- the green grass - the St Germain Forest - the cottages, villages, & cities - all looked home like - Smooth crossing from Dieppe to New Haven - - a good "joint of roast beef" was waiting on the Steamer table - & I enjoyed it - found Rachel gone to Theatre - Mrs Margaret Lucas called at 10 - Duchess - to ask me if I would speak at a meeting with Mrs Stanton - Found letter from Mrs S. enclosing one from Wednesday, May 30, 1883 Mr A. D. Worthington - the publisher of a book of eminent women of America - for which he had delegated Miss Frances Willard to write a chapter on me - S. B. Anthony - about which she had written me for facts last March - & I received her letter just as I was starting of for Rome - & never even answered it - for which she is justly indignant at me - & by which I have lost her as my biographer - & for which neglect I suffer exceeding regret & shame - - Mrs Stanton is appointed to do the chapter now - & I am to go to Basingstoke to help on it - Hattie came into town to day - & attended Mr Peter Taylor's reception this evening with us - - Met there Mrs L. Chandler Moulton, Mrs L. C. Bullard - Mr Tilton Thursday, May 31, 1883 Left Lonondon For Basingstoke With Mrs Stanton & Hattie & Miss Foster at 5 P.M - Miss Foster stopped at the Brewery with Miss Alice Blatch and I went on to the "Mount" with Mrs S. - She & I were the sole occupants this night - save the servant - Hattie having stopped to spend the night with her husband at one of his friends - This is a very cozy home - everything external to make the twain now our happy - FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1883 At Basingstoke Hattie's house on a knoll or hill - so she has a lovely view of beautiful green & ploughed fields, woods & Parks - dotted with the red-brick cottages - as far as eye can reach - no hills - what our Prairie states of the west will be - When each farm has its house & garden, orchard & grove of trees - - indeed it is what western New York is now - - every inch of land under improvement - SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1883 At Basingstoke - and at Hatties home all day - The "Brewery" girls went a carriage & a boat tow on the canal some miles away - SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1883 At Basingstoke talking - resting - and worrying because of lack of intellectual power to do the things I see I ought to do, with my pen - It has been the bane of my life work - that I was powerless to catch & put into form & on to paper the glimpses of thoughts that come & go as flashes of lightning - - Rachel - Alice & Ms. N. & father Blatch called at the Mount in P. M - the day lovely - MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1883 At the "Brewery" no The "Mount" - Basingstoke - got letter from sister Mary - written May 22d also one from nephew Wendell P. Mosher - both speak of niece Louise' illness - taken with one of her numb-spells just as the April Examination began & she has been out of school ever since - !! While Lucy E. passed at 91 per cent - & is appointed one of the readers & orators for commencement day - For young girls to get launched into some work - after school days seems to be the great anxiety - Tuesday, June 5, 1883 At Basingstoke - Lunched at the "Brewery" - Hattie's new father's home - at 12 noon and with Alice, Mrs Kentland & Rachel Foster took train at 12.30 for Winchester - visited the St Cross - an old - 1400 - institution for aged men with its church restored - of the olden time architecture I then visited the Cathedral which a large painting of the raising of Lazarus - by our American Artist Benjamin West - - Then the college for boys only - the first free school founded in England - Then back on the 14.14 train - a letter from Theodore Stanton Wednesday, June 6, 1883 At Basingstoke - with Mrs Stanton & her Hattie - a most perfect June day - - wrote Wendell P. Mosher - relative to Louise & some life purpose - got letter from Mrs John P. Thomasson - daughter of Mrs Margaret Bright Lucas to a reception at her house June 12th also wrote Bob. Stanton - After supper - Hattie & self walked down to the Brewery - On Friday P.M. I learned that Tuesday - June 5th was the day for the National W.S. Ex. Com. Meeting at the new rooms - Parliament at - Thursday, June 7, 1883 At Basingstoke -- Rachel came & dined at Hattie's -- -- after dinner -- Hattie Mrs Stanton & self drove out with Mr. Frank Blatch & wife Jessie -- -- It rained last night -- & is cloudy to day -- at 5 Hattie & Rachel walked down to "Meurey" -- Friday, June 8, 1883 At Basingstoke Rachel came up to the Mount -- to stay -- Saturday, June 9, 1883 At Basingstoke Spent the day in reading Elizur Wright's life of Myron Holley - the father of Sallie Holley - he must have been a very superior man in every way. Sunday - June. 10. was Harriet Stanton's Harry Blatch's 32d Birth day Sunday, June 10, 1883 Left Basingstoke 10.45 Arrived London at 1. P.M. - Went to 10. Duchess - donned Satin dress & took cab to Mrs Margaret Bright Lucas' to dinner at 1.20- found her & a lady friend seated at table - had a pleasant visit - till 4 - then returned & at 9 P.M. went to Mrs Jacob Bright's - Mr Jacob is a tall fine looking man & Mrs a bright energetic woman - Mr Rylands M. P. & wife - & Mr & Mrs Gell of Manchester - with D - whose son married John Bright's daughter he talked strongly of dress reform for women 12 Mrs Ellen J. [Powey?] 50th birth day Monday, June 11, 1883 In London 10-- Duchess - Patterned Plum Mrs Phillip's boarding House In A.M. called at the new Office 29 - Parliament St - of the National W.S. Com - - at 2 P. M. Miss Kate Hillard of Brooklyn - Rachel & I took Under-ground R.R. for Bedford Park - to call on Mrs. Ellen- & M.D. Conway had a delightful visit & reached home at 6 After dinner R. & self met Miss J. E. Becker at N.W.S. office & went to the House of Commons & peeped through the ladies lattice fence and heard criticisms of Gladstone & Egypt & the [?] of Sulemon-- Tuesday, June 12, 1883 In London Mrs. J.P. Thomasson's reception - 4 to 6.30 pleasant time - Mrs. Peter Taylor - Miss Diggs - Miss Miller - all insist that Mrs. Stanton & I must accept the invitation of the N.W.S. Com. to speak on the 25th & have so written Mrs. Stanton Mrs. L. C. Bullard & T. Tilton called on Miss Foster & Self this eve'g - Laura has her sketch of Mrs. Stanton done Wednesday, June 13, 1883 Left London 11.40 - arrived 2 - Turnbridge Wells to See dear Mrs. Rose - found her suffering from rheumatism - but very glad to see me - she is at The Spa - on a delightful hill - lovely place - took lunch in her room & left at 5.50 - arrived London 8. - , Thursday, June 14, 1883 - In London - Lunch at Mrs. Mellen's Pembroke Lodge - Pembroke Garden's - Kensington - W - Had a nice Lunch - found Mrs Me. a sister of Mrs Margaret [???] [Cl??e] of Minneapolis - attended C.T.A. meeting at Mrs Smiths - and - called on Mrs. Wm. Henry Channing - Mr C. feels that his early liberal views were mistaken - Rachel went to a concert - I wrote long letter home - also received one from Sister Mary. Friday, June 15, 1883 In London R. & self called on Florence Kelley - her Father landed last night - Mother & two sons - also there - Florence is a most promising girl of 22 - - called on Mrs Bullard & Mrs Moulton - - (Louise Chandler) - Saw there Grace Greenwood & daughter - Theodore Tilton - Drove alone to 29 Parliament St - found Miss Decker gone - then called at Juniper Alliance rooms - 52 - P.M - and walked home-- a long tramp - because of taking wrong street twice at Oxford Circus Saturday, June 16, 1883 Left London - 9 A.M. Waterloo Station - Main Line - Arrived Basingstoke 10.20 - - Lunched with Hattie Stanton listened to sketch in parts - weather cold - but country lovely - greenest of green - Hattie had new girl come at noon - she is having a severe trial to begin with - in the help - - Servant - line Returned home at 3.12 - - mailed letter to Sister Mary - and after in bed - listened to Rachel read letters from her Sister Julia - & May Wright Sewall - Sunday, June 17, 1883 In London A.M.--Stopford Brooks [Great] 4. P.M. -- Emily Faithfuls Mr. Brooke in his Bedford Church -- had a full hour of old church service -- toning & intoning - by men & boys -- no women in the choir -- -- I was heart sick with the dead [?] -- but when he came to his sermon -- on the Christian duty of Total Abstinence" -- he was earnest & logical -- his earnest appeals fell into dull ears I fear -- in this much drinking England. At close called on Judge Kelly & wife called at Emily Faithfuls Tea at Miss Orme's Monday, June 18, 1883 In London Went round to hear Laura Curtis Bullard's sketch of Mrs. Stanton read -- & then made a run in Hanson after a card for our meeting the 25th to Mrs. Thomasson -- Lucas -- & the suffrage women -- & after dinner -- made another effort -- & found one at Mrs. Thomasson's met Mrs. Lucas then & had a nice chat -- TUESDAY, June 19, 1883 The Ex. Com. of National Society for W. S. 3. to 5.30- 29. Parlament St. Westminster - London- Miss Muller- at home 3 to 4.30- 44 Foxley Road Kensington-- - Splendid call at Miss Muller's- member of the London School Board- Told them of our two ways of getting suffrage each so much more complicated than theirs. Nice call, too, W. S. Com. room R & self went thence to Albemarle Club rooms to dine with Miss Richardson & Miss Orme - delightful time- thence to the Somerville Club- Ladies alone- discussion- Sentiment not founded[?] in reason & a hindrance to progress a lively discussion--I spoke of view & [Oak?] [fa?] & R. [visited?] her [Bean?] time story!! WEDNESDAY, June 20, 1883 In London Court Theatre- with Mrs. Fenwick Miller. (evening) THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1883 In London 1 - 30 - P.M. Dinner & with Mrs Ursula M. Bright - Jacob Night M.P. London School Board at 4 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1883 Poor Law guardian meet'g - SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1883 In London [Evening - Poor Law Guardian meeting at Steinway Hall at 4 P.M. Mrs Lucas is the chair - Miss Miller] Drove in Miss Muller's carriage all the P.M. & at 6 called at Lady Wilde's - Oscar Wilde's mother - & so forgot to mail my letter to Sister Mary - SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1881 In London - 10 Duchess Tea at 5 P.M. at Miss June Colden's - daughter of Richard Colden - 14 York Place - In A.M. went to Friends' meeting - & got a sight of John Bright M. P. - though I was not aware until after - Monday, June 25, 1883 In London, Reception meeting in Princes' Hall - Piccadilly - in honor of Mrs Stanton & self - given by Central Committee of the National W.S. Society of England Scotland & Ireland -- -- Fine audience - Mrs. Jacob Bright M.P. President - Mr. & Ms J.P. Thomasson M.P. & Mrs Lucas Mrs McClaren - Frances Power Cobbe - on platform - Mr Wm. H. Chaney not able to be present - coming from America -- Tea at Mrs Jacob Bright's after the meeting - dinner at Mrs Ellen M. Mellen's -- Tuesday, June 26, 1883 In London Went out with Rachel in A.M. & P.M. & finally ordered a dark garnet velvet dress at Waterloo House -- Grace Greenwood called in P.M. - Mrs Stanton came to Duchess St to dinner & went Olympic with Mrs Blanchard & I went to Lower Exeter Hall to Women's Protective League - Lady Brassy presiding - Sir Thomas Brassy assisting -- Wednesday, June 27, 1883 In London - at Duchess-- Miss Osgood, Miss F. Kelly, Miss Porter & self, with Miss Lord - Poor Law Guardian for Lambeth - through the Lambeth Work House - then Misses F. & O. & self went to the Westlake to Lunch- most elegant house & all- on way back - stopped at Waterloo House to try on dress- - after dinner. R & self called on Miss Janette Jackson & Mrs. Arbuckle & afterward on the Chain party - Mr & Mrs & Miss Walton Thursday, June 28, 1883 In London - Duchess St Sent off 20 papers Times & News to America - with notice of 25th meeting -staid home most of day till 4 P.M. Then went to Mrs. Jacob Bright's reception Alice Blatch & sister Katie Stork-- Mrs Stanton & Hattie there--met a sister of C. A. Biggs mother--Mrs Ashurst--Italian name-- talked over Anti Slavery--After that called at Mrs Lucas'--found Mrs McClaren there--cordial call-- Then Mrs Lucas went with me to call on L.N. Fowler & daughers Most hearty welcome--Mrs F. died four years ago--Mrs Margaret Parker there--Learned then of the death of John Hutchinson--only Sea & Abby left. Zenus Brackett dead--77-- L. D. [Force?] Gordon's [?] dead 80-- FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1883 In London Spent A.M. hunting for place to buy spectacles - lost my magnifying ones on Wednesday - - Mrs J. P. - (Kate Lucas) Thomasson reception especially to Mrs D & Mrs A. at 9 P.M. - was a very splendid occasion - everything & everybody seemed in good tune SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1883 In London Waterloo House at 11 to try on dress - then train to Bedford Park to Lunch with Miss Richardson & Miss Lorinelle - Mrs Irme - Miss Palmer - who is studying medicine - & another lady Miss Wynn - who has been to America - Dined at 5.30 at the Conway's - then I took carriage ride with Miss Orne - & Rachel a horse-back ride with Miss R. & Me. La. to Richmond Park - we returned to the Club at 8.30 - & heard the stupidest discussion on India - at 11 P.M. we took train for Duchess - the most tired out creatures possible - [ *This is the 65th birth day of my dear, oldest sister Guelma -*] SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1883 In London - very hot - - At 1 P.M. took Hansom to Miss Muller's - where Hattie & Mrs. Stanton are visiting - Miss Frances Lord there - Miss M - read her article on single women - At 5 - Hattie went with me to call on Dr Eliz. Garrett Anderson - & Mrs L. & Miss Muller to Charles McLarens - Barn Elms - Hattie returned to Duchess with Miss Foster. Miss Blatch & self & took tea & chatted till 9 - - Dr A. seems to cling to old idea of class & caste in educating the poor apart from the rich!! MONDAY, JULY 2, 1883 In London - very hot went in A.M. to Miss Smythe's - the dress maker - & while waiting for her - called on Judge & Mrs. Wm D. Kelley - of Phila - then at Mrs M. Bright Lucas' - Mrs McLaren there - took lunch with them & by 2 was back at 10. Duchess - so hot that we decided not to go to Bedford Park - M. P. [?] to meet Mr Howels of the Atlantic Monthly - & when 10.20 P.M. came - was in bed - instead of going to Miss Enid Faithfulls reception - 10 to 2 - Mr & Mrs J. Merrylees called on R. & self at 8 P.M. - the lady who came once on British Prince with us TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1883 National Society W.S. Ex. Com. meeting - 2 to 5.20 - 29 Parliament Street Dentist's at 11 A.M - Mrs Rebbeca Moores at 2.20 P.M at St. Margarets - had a nice visit - & returned to Miss Mullers to dinner & went with Mrs. S, & Hattie - Miss Lord & Miss Whitehead & Miss Muller to a W.S. meeting at Hom's assembly rooms - & heard Mrs Eva Muller McLaren - (Walter) Miss Lord - Whitehead & Miss Muller WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1883 In London - went round with Rachel to see about copying - trunks &c, &c ' Mrs Mellens Reception for Mrs Stanton & self - at 9 P.M - A large company - & our American girls & women made a good showing of what freedom & equal chances will do for women It was 2 O clock when we got home - THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1883 St. James Hall - W. S. Demonstration - a splendid audience - Mrs Millicent Garrett Fawcett made a most excellent address. ditto Miss Scotchard of Leeds Spent A.M. on Rachel's report of my Princess Hall speech - breakfast at Mrs. Mellen's. then to W. S. Office - Waterloo House &c - &c - & home - at 5.00 went to Mrs Thomasson's to our elegant 6.20 Dinner - all women - Mrs Lucas, Mrs McLaren - Miss Tod - Miss Decker - Mrs Stanton, Harriet, Rachel & self - & thence to St James Hall - FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1883 Mr Hugh Mason's bill to come up in Parliament today Went W.S. Office in A.M. Found not[e] on returning from Ms. McLaren & Mrs Thomasson saying the former would call for me at 8.15 - had a seat for me - which she did & we waited in hall of Parliament building until 9. P.M. where we were let into the coop - Mr Mason introduced his bill & made a very weak speech - & so were all of the pros & cons except Mr Jacob Bright's - which had the ring of earnestness & principle - The vote was taken at 1. A.M. and I rode to Duchess Street with Mr Walter McLaren & wife - Eva Muller - the vote stood 130 against & 114 for - SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1883 In London - went to Central Com - meeting at office at 11 - much dissatisfaction with manner of the [?] Somerville Club - Rachel spoke 15 minutes beautifully on need of union among women - she will surely make a good speaker - I gave a little ballot argument - - Mrs McLaren spoke a little - the club has nice rooms & we had cup of coffee - - Rachel left for Antwerp on a train - to meet her mother & sister - I feel as if my last hope had left me - She has taken entire charge of all money & business matters for me - up to [?] of [?] -- SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1883 In London & Rachel not with me & lonely enough went to Notting Hill with corrected proof of speech -- - & thence at 1.20 to Mr. Luce's to dinner - Mrs McLaren then - in P.M. Mrs Lillian [Lilias] Ashworth Hallett - & niece called - a Mrs Moss & Miss Smith of Hyde - near Manchester - Factory women - & Mrs McCormic - the getter up of the meetings - all are very anxious & feel that some one of the women must have coached Mr Mason to declare married women not intended to be included in the bill - &c - MONDAY, JULY 9, 1883 In London - Found letter from Rachel on my plate at breakfast this A.M. - She finds her mother & sister not likely to arrive before Tuesday or Wednesday - Mrs Wilson went out with me & bought India Shawl also a trunk to put my velvet dress in - wrote Rachel - & mended some - TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1883 In London Packed trunk - The new one did not come - so had to put velvet into Rachel's court dress box - & leave it - went Mrs Lucas' to lunch at 1 P.M. - and then with her to Crystal Pallace to see & hear 500 Band of Hope children sing - from all parts of the Kingdom - into the Opera House, heard Boothe - Carron Wilkesforce, Grandson of the great Liberator - a very Prissty man - immense crowds - 50,000 - passed the gates - beautiful place - Mrs S. came with me to Miss Henrietta Mullers to dinner - I stopped with Miss Muller Wednesday, July 11, 1883 At Mrs. Muller's - London - Both of remained in the house all day and talked over the whole social question. She thinks she will forever eschew marriage for her public work - has an intimate man friend who is not content to allow her to do so - but she feels that she is strong enough to resist - indeed that it is no self-denial - but that her mission to help the world is a higher one & apart from marriage. Thursday, July 12, 1883 Miss Muller sent me over to Duchess in her carriage drew from American Exchange [pound sign] 50. The last of my letter of credit - $1000 - To pay for our India shawl - lunched at Duchess- did sundry errands Rain came on - took coach back to Miss Muller's at 5 - wrote letter to Rachel & got one from her. Her mother and Julia arrived at Antwerp this A.M. 7 Oclock Miss M did not get home from school board till 9 P.M. so we dined at that hour she was awfully tired - her work is very constant & hard [*This is the 66th anniversary of dear father's & mother's wedding day - July 13, 1817!!*] FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1883 Left Miss Mullers at 11. drove to Civil Service Store - & gave order for a longer & wider trunk to be made - called Farmer & Rogers - 117 Regent St - & paid $[?]50. for India Shawl - a tremendous sum to put into one wrap - but it is for rest of my life time & for nieces after me - then to [India to Lunch - after it] Mrs. Jacob Bright's to call - She is right in her demand - but almost alone in courage to speak it - "Married women too"! Then to India's to Lunch - Found note from Mrs McLaren for me to go to Barne Elms - her Son Charles' - & Laura - home to dinner - so telephoned Mrs Rose to go to her tomorrow - & wrote letters to Sister Mary & Mrs Stanton till 5.20 - then Mrs M & Mrs Lucas took me in carriage to dinner - splendid peaches. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1883 Left London 11.50. A.M. Arrived Tunbridge Wells - at the Spa-Santarium - 2.30 Found Mrs Ernestine L. Rose looking bright as ever and full of rheumatic pains in body & mind as ever - She was 72 - the 12th of last Jany - so was born January 12. 1810 - while I was born February 15. 1820 - ten years difference in our ages - SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1883 At Turnbridge Wells - Spa with Mrs E. L. Rose - Rode over the hills and though the lanes & garden farms from 11.20 to 1 PM Cool & lovely day - very little like a home July Sunday It is very sad to see so great and grand an intellect at close of so grand a life work so incapable of making the best of the inevitable - accepting it cheerfully - I do hope I shall not live to feel that no one cares for me - or can help me to conditions of enjoyment - I am made fearfully sad with dear Mrs. R's mental sufferings - apart from her bodily pain MONDAY, JULY 16, 1883 At Tunbridge Wells Spa Spent entire day listening to & talking with & reading to dear Mrs. Rose - read the speech of glorious Wendell Philips before Old Harvard Alumni - Phi beta cappa of two years ago - the one he handed me last January & said "here is probably my last speech"! & I said "oh, no you must not say so!! I have used all my persuasive powers to get Mrs. Rose to go back to America with me - but to no avail TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1883 Left Tunbridge Wells at 2.30 P.M. dear Mrs R - riding to Depot with me - - Nothing I could propose seemed possible or attractive to her - she mourns her loss of her adoring husband - he was never exhausting in doing for her - after dinner - I called on Mr & Mrs Justice - he is Executor for Mrs R. - & says as does Mrs R that she has money enough to carry her along comfortably - that is is such a comfort - but they know not what to propose to her - so we agreed that she must make her own home as she could - since no one is able to suggest acceptably - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1883 In London - at Duchess St - - Mrs Stanton writes she has & shall counsel English women to take the broad ground for married women too - my point is simply that I do not feel it in good taste for either of us to advise public opposition - to the bill before Parliament - Mrs Blanchard with me - ordered onyx & gold chain -[British pound sign] 10 and the two cameos set [British pound sign] 10--$100 - in all of Mr Frank Horner - George Blogg & C. - 4. Albemarle St - in P.M. called at W.S. Office - saw Miss Becker - who set forth the impracticality of pushing more than the one point of sex disability [?] - THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1883 In London -- [Mrs Blanchard, in A.M. went with me] In A.M. wrote letters to Mary Wright Sewall -- Rachel -- & sister Mary & Mrs Stanton and in P.M. went to the Westminster Palace Hotel W.S. meeting (annual) -- the whole shaping & moulding of the National Society is left to one person -- L.E. Becker -- all other members & speakers seem to presume nothing of control -- a letter was read from Mrs Jacob Bright who stands so alone in objecting to such one woman control -- at close of meeting Mrs Lucas, Miss Todd & self went home with Mrs Moncassons to tea & dinner -- had nice time - then back to [?] & packed till 1 A.M. -- and then couldn't sleep for the cup of coffee indulged in at dinner -- FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1883 Leave London - King's Cross Station -- at 10.25 A.M. for Edinburgh - Scotland -- Bentley Lodge - Mrs Eliz. Pease Nichol's -- Mrs Lucas met me at Depot with box of strawberries & lovely cherries -- Took a 3d Class ticket & with Mrs Rebecca Moore -- had a pleasant journey -- arriving at Edinburgh at 8.30 -- and receiving a most cordial welcome from dear Mrs Nichol -- the most lovely -- queenly fare -- like dear Martha C. Wright more than any one I ever met -- She is one of the few left of the 1840 Worlds Con. Was put in the same room occupied by [?] Wm. L. Garrison -- 167 & 77 -- [?] here SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1883 At Edinburgh -- at Mrs Nichol - rainy & cold - in the P.M. Several friends called it being Mrs. A's "at home day -- Mr Stephen & Mrs Jessie Wellstood among them -- Mrs W. was in America in 1875 -- she is secretary of W. S. A. here -- & they have sent out over 100 invitations to a Tea in honor of my arrival on Tuesday P.M. SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1883 In Edinburgh - Scotland At Mrs Eliz. Pease Nichol's -- went to Friends meeting with Mrs Nichol -- Jane Meaghan & Jane Miller both prayed & J. M. spoke -- & prayed for Madagascar Mission & Egypt Cholera -- The [?] Louise & Eliza Stevenson called in P.M. Louise is member of Poor Law guardian -- -- At eve Mrs Moore & self walked an hour -- so I slept splendidly -- the [?] sweetness & strength of dear Mrs Nichols is [sur???sing] -- MONDAY, JULY 23, 1883 At Endinboro [Edinburgh] Mrs. Moore read letters all the A.M., from Sarah & Angelina Grimke to Eliz. Pease - in 1836 to /50 - Mrs. Moore went out to Lunch - a young man clerk in the Edinburgh P.O. called, & took [?] with us at 9 P.M. his name is , he is Pres of a Free Thinkers society & club here TUESDAY, JULY 24. 1883 In Edinboro- The Tea - at 3:30 a lovely little hall parlor - a beautiful cake etc and a free & easy sociable - all seemed pleased Mrs. Jessie Wellstood took lead in introducing every one as they came Mrs. Nichol presided WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1883 In Edinburgh Mr Wellstood called at 10 A.M. with carriage & took Mrs Moore,& self to the Castle - to Holyrood Palace - Burns monumt - In walter scotts - and a drive around Arthur's seat - reach'g home at 2 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1883 Spent the [day] mor'g at home - at Mrs Nichals In P.M. attended a Meterological Society meetg - then called on the Miss Stevensons - all out - then at Mrs Hume Rathery - an enthusiastic English woman - stopping in E. for a time - FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1883 The first bright & sunny - semi-cloudless day since I came to Edinburgh - - Mr. Stephen Wellstood & nephew Henry Jack - Mrs Fannie Reartland of Clifton - Mrs. N. Moore & self spent the day visiting Hawthorden - a lovely glen of two miles - also Rosslyn Castle ruins and the Old Roslyn Cathedral - a most lovely day - in returning called at [?] on Mrs Wellstood - who gave me a picture of Robert Burns - Mrs. R. dined at Mrs Nichol's Mrs McClelland - Sister of Mrs John Nichol's wife made pleasant call - SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1883 In Edinburgh at Mrs Eliz. Pease Nichol's Bright, lovely & cool day Mrs Nichol took Mr Mrs Moore & self to Porto-Bello - great place for bathing in the Firth of Forth - It was Trades Holiday & thousands of the working people were making excursions - very many at Porto Bello - SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1883 At Edinburgh Mrs Moore not well - so didn't go to Friends meeting - but I went with Mrs. Nichol - a Phila. gentleman there Joseph Tomlinson - very nice appearing - he & new wife & her daughter called at evening - and Mrs Samuel Brown - who spent much time with Harriet Martineau was at tea - & told us much of Mrs M. that was very interesting - MONDAY, JULY 30, 1883 At Edinburgh Got letter dated the 16th from sister Mary - Arthur Mosher & wife & two children visiting her - little Arcie came down with scarlet fever - & caused quite a panic - It does seem impossible for sister Mary to get out & away from home - I long for her to do so - We called Prof. Massons - met cordially - thence to substantial tea with Miss Dr. Agnes McLaren - two young M. D.'s there - She keeps a house & entertains [?] - Dr. Lex Blake is out of city - TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1883 In Edinburgh Drove in A.M. to Craig Miller Castle - a Splendid Old ruin - I enjoyed it very much - - wrote letter to Wendell Phillips - Prof. Blackie (of Greek) took dinner. with Mrs N. at 6 P.M. - - a jolly & most agreeable Scotchman - Mrs Wellstood called - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1883 In Ed. at [?] Lodge Mrs N. accompanied us to see 200 young medical students capped! Not a young woman amongst them - the doors of the Edinburgh University are shut to women - though Prof. Masson told be the Scottish Educational Bill pending in Parliament was meant to open {inserted word illegible] - we visited the ancient museum & then home to dinner St [?] drove to 5. Gray st - & took tea with Jane & Elwyn [Shaughnessy ?] - very pleasant - they live in the same house Elwyn was born in - she is 63 - just my age {inserted above - Feb. 25, 1820-] then visited Garrison, H.C. Wright - P. Pillsbury & others - THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1883 In Ed. at [Huntly?] Lodge - Mrs Moore read letters of Harriet Martineau & Ann Knight this forenoon - - Ann Knight seemed all on fire on question of woman suffrage - speaks of it in every letter Mrs Heartland called & presented me with her picture & a highlander sword brooch - with Scotch Pebbles - and dear Mrs Nichol presented me with a lovely white Shetland knitted shawl - [British pound sign] 3.10 - something she she said wholly Scotch to take to America. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1883 Left Ed. at 9.40 - Dear Mrs Nichol with us to visit Melrose Abbey - Abbottsford the palatial residence of Sir Walter Scott - & Dryburgh - the tomb of himself & wife - The day seemed perfect Dear Mrs Nichol enjoying the visit - several times saying "This will probably be my last visit to Melrose"! - She was very lovely, as she is everywhere & at all times - we returned at 5.20 & had dinner at 6 - all tired - but feeling we had had a most delightful day - Dear Mrs Moore like darling Rachel Foster - is fully read up on everything - & pleasantly describes them to us - I feel again so ignorant - from lack of large reading - & hope this evening [?] all read & remember !! - & be able to tell!! -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1883 In Edinburgh Mrs Moore & self went to Lunch with Dr Agnes McLaren at 1.20 - Miss Dr. Dalorns of Manchester there - Dr Jex Blake is out of town - but asks me to return to E., & meet her - Dr [Longshore's ?] Sisters Julia Myers & Dr. Jane Myers - & daughter Mrs Baumgarden & child --of Phila. - saw me in the street - I did not know them - - they all called at Mrs Nichols in P.M. - Jane & Eliza [Myham] Mr & Mrs Wellstood took tea with Mrs. N. & spent evening - SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1883 In Edinburgh - at Huntly Lodge Pleasant day - but fire on hearth Mrs Moore & self went to Friends Meeting with Mrs Nichol- Pleasance St - Mrs [Willson ?] of Birmingham - preached & sat on high seat with straw bonnet lace trimming & strings - & lace shawl or mantilla with bugle trimming & fringe "The first & second Adam" - and Jane Miller & Eliza Maghaum followed in prayer - not the most [universalistic ?] Methodist prayer meeting could be more Orthodox - More the "Blood of Christ". Dr. Jane & Julia Myers -Mrs. Baumgarden & child Dr. & Mrs Schultz took tea at Mrs N.'s - Principal of High School for 1000 girls - great enthusiast for co-education MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1883 At Edinburgh Huntly Lodge - E.P. Nichols - - Mrs Moore reading letters - none of special account - at 6 - P.M. - Miss Julia Osgood came - decided to start with her for northern Scotland at 12.25 - tomorrow - a lovely day - and closes with the feeling that the two week & three days spent with dear Mrs Nichols have been very pleasant - reading the old A. S. letters & living over the olden days - her home has had for guests - H.C. Wright, P.F. [?] J.A. Collins - Garrison - Mrs Stanton & many others - O'Connell &c - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1883 Left Ed. at 12.25 - Dear Mrs Nichol & Mrs going to Royal Hotel with me - there I joined Miss Osgood for Stirling - reached there at 2. - met Mrs Phillips of 10 Duchess St. London & 3 other ladies - & drove up to the Old Castle - fine view of Wallaces monument - the Late field of Bannockburn- Ben Lomond - the Grampian Hills - &c. &c - - checked Luggage to Callandar - At Dunblane - heard [?] to change cars - so went on to Krief Junction and there found blunder & wasted an hour & returned to Dunblane - Stirling Arms Hotel - arrived at 8 - visited the old Cathedral [?] - & felt it was well worth the failure - It is an ill wind &c - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1883 Pouring rain - so we stopped at Dunblane till 3 P.M. - then to [Callander] to find my satchel safe in the luggage room - but no trunk to be found - this lost us first stage to [Trossahs ?] - the [?] & Master knows nothing of it - telegraphed to [Station ?] & to Oban - assuring me he should find it - we went to one of the hotels to rest & get supper - & the first thing my eye rested on was my trunk standing in the hall - I then went back to Station & and asked him if he would have been likely to have sought it there? - The Porter insisted a gentleman at the Station told him to take it to the Hotel - it all only confirms me in the unsafety of the English R.R.'s [next two word underlined] no system about baggage - Left for Trossack's at 6.30. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1883 Left Trossacks Hotel at 11. A.M. M. drove 2 miles through the Trossacks not nearly as wild as I had expected - Took steamer on [LockKatrine?] - steamed up the Lake fast Ellen's Isle -- the rain literally poured & the wind blew a hurricane - breaking & turning inside out - & yet I sat on deck the entire [trip] of an hour & a half - - The whole effect of water mountains - wind & rain was splendid - reached Strouachlecker Hotel about 1 P.M. - the rain so intense - we decided to stop over night - we had the parlor - 2nd floor - fronting the Lake - with a bed on the floor - FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1883 Left Stronachlacher Hotel at head Lake Katrine at 8. A.M. 5 miles stage - dog cart - with only Miss Osgood & self - two large wagon loads left before us - - to Dunnesderid?] - then boat whole length south of Lochlomond - a stop at mouth of lake - 2 hours then return to Ardlui & stage to Crianlarich through glen & cars to Oban - arriving at 8 P.M. - at Station Hotel - new & nice in all its appointments - Found my trunk - safe in baggage room at Depot - & soon got letters from P.O. - two from dear Mrs Priscilla Bright McLaren - with warmest expression of esteem - & one from Am Exchange of $500 - letter of credit sent to Edinburgh - enclosed in the from Mrs Moore - SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1883 Left Oban - Station Hotel - at 8.05 - by sail to Achnaeloich - Lake Etine - Glen Etine Glen Coe - to Ballachulish Hotel at 5 P.M. - lovely scenery of Lake, mountains & ravines - with all their historic memories - - Though cloudy & promising stormy day - - it was in the main free from heavy rains though there were alternate sunshine & light showers all day - so that the shadows were lovely - we past the clump of trees that show the McDougal Slaughter - & the long, narrow hole in the mountain top called Ossran's Cove - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1883 Ballachulish Hotel - Lovely Sunrise - but soon settled into drizzling rain - again - wrote a four page letter to dear Mrs Moore - & Mrs Nichol - read aloud Dr Sophia Jex-Blake's book on Medical Education for women - It was a splendid battle she & the gallant five women fought in 1869 & 70 - for admission to Ed. M. College - - Took a short walk - spell of rain - drizzle - breakfasted between 9 & 10 - & dinner at 4 P.M. - with cup of Chocolate at 9. P.M. While at table Mrs Henry W. Lawrence - whose husband is son of Sir Henry L. who was killed Locknow - East Indies in 1859 - introduced herself to me & claimed to be a women suffrage woman - came to my room & staid till near 11 - MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1883 At Ballachulish Hotel - - The clouds & rain so heavy & Miss O. rather under the weather - we decided to stop over to day - Took a long walk of an hour & a quarter up the glen back of the House - which seemed so like the walk up the mountain from Grand Father's Anthony's - I could hardly believe it was Scotland not Adams in Old Massachusetts [Took Steamer to Fort William at foot of Ben [?] at 3 P.M. Clouds lifted - but settled down into rain again - stopped at Caledonian Hotel - good service - but no view - Alexanders best -] TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1883 Left-Ballechulish [Balleculish]-at 2.30 for Fort William -Caledonian Hotel - Rained - Rained - all the A.M - lightened up a little at 2. but again rained before we reached Fort W. at 4 - This C. Hotel has good food & service - but no view from its windows - Alexandra is better - Mailed letter to Sister Mary yesterday & one to Wendell Mosher this evening - & a Postal to Mrs. Stanton Wednesday, August 15, 1883 At Fort William - Caledonian Hotel - still too rainy with dense clouds resting on Ben Nevis - walked up the river - mountain brook- for an hour - hoping to get a glimpse - but of no avail was two hours gone- Poor butter - poor meat & crusty man waiter Left at 4.50 for Oban - watched for lifting of clouds all the way down - but not a glimpse of the top Ben Nevis Dunolly [Dunollie] Castle just above Oban very fine - stopped at the Grand Hotel -near the top of hillside Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2 sons & daughter of Skaneateles at same hotel THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1883 Jona & EIlse of Staffor left - Oban at 8 - returned at 5.30 - Miss O. did not go - The day was lovely - the finest altogether I have seen in Scotland - it was really home-like - [?] - has the gray slabs marking graves of [McL?????] - McLean - & [McS???] - chieftains - - Fingal Cave fully matched my childhoods expectations - Mrs Smith's young daughter so ill all day she could not leave the boat FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1883 Left Oban - Grand Hotel - at 8 A.M. - reached Rothesay at 3.30 P.M. - Miss O. too ill to go on - so stopped - went to find Hotels - two Temperance ones among them - & not a decently clean & comfortable room at any of them - & her - Victoria - the rooms had to be swept, dusted & beds made - after our taking them - Miss Osgood had severe attack with head & eyes - I walked out & around Rothesay Castle - a fine old relic - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1883 At Rothsay - both went through the old Castle - was owned by the Marquis of Bute - - & then I went to see the small remains of old Cathedral and at 3.30 - we took Steamer Columbia to Glasgow - to Central Station Hotel room & perfect in all its appointments with a civilized elevator - - met Mr & Mrs Smith on board - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1883 From Glasgow - 5 P.M. To Edinburgh - 7.15 - visited the old Cathedral some parts of it of 12th Century - the Crypt a curiosity - - stopped at Royal Hotel - MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1883 In Edinburgh - Left Royal Hotel at 8. & went to breakfast with dear Mrs Nichol - two letters from sister Mary - Aug [?d] & 4th - found, Mrs Moore just ready to depart - after seeing her to Station - with Mrs N. - I took cab & trunk to Dr Sophia Jex-Blake's - Bruntsfield Lodge - Whitehouse Loan (Lane) - found both the Dr. & her new & young M. P. associate - Miss Andrews - just taken her diploma from Kings & Queens College Dublin - both soon returned - gave me warm welcome - In the P.M. the Dr. in her basket carriage drove me a two hour TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1883 At Dr. Jex-Blake's The two Dr's visited their dispensary & other medical calls in A.M - I wrote letters - & called on Mrs. Nichol - had letter from Mrs Stanton - saying all is well - but hourly expecting the cut - After the Dr's office hours - 3 P.M we again took a long drive - after her "White Angel" - pony - to the Pentland Hills - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1883 In Ed. [Edinburgh]- at Dr Jex-Blakes Mrs Andrews left for London & a visit to her mother - the morning exceedingly lovely - so the Dr decided to drive me out while the sun shone - she took me through Lord Rodeburg's Park - an exceedingly lovely drive - [& after] returned at 2 P.M. & found dear Mrs Nichol there - after 7 P.M. we called on Mrs Wellstood - Mrs Jackson a patient - & wife of an M.P. gentleman - came to spend a few days - had had 16 teeth out - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1883 Left Edinboro - & Dr S. Jex-Blake at 10 - A.M. Train to Penriff 118 miles & then carriage to Brackenriggs Hotel - Mrs Watson - Her Father sons & daughters do all the work - even to making up the [?] [?] After dinner - walked up the hill side & sat on newly mown grass & read Wordsworth's Wanderer - the scenery is lovely & all so quiet & peaceful - Friday, August 24, 1883 Left Brackenriggs Hotel Mrs. Watson's- at- noon - delightful trip down Lake Ulswater [Ullswater] to Pattersdale [Patterdale]- lunched there- poor butter - then coach to Ambleside over Kirkstone Pass - walked up the mountain 2 miles - the hotel there says it is highest house in England - 1100 feet Lornwood Hotel overflowing so they sent me & English people to Mr. Brown's Middlerigg Farm - a half mile farther on - good milk & bread & butter for supper - xx not right [?] Saturday August 25, 1883 Took breakfast at Mr. Brown's Middlerigg Farm - Windermere -Westmoreland - then rode to Low wood hotel - took coach to Coniston - thence to Furness Abbey - Grand Old Ruin - met on coach Mr. & Mrs. Eliot Howard - Walthamstow - near London - agreeable- intelligent - Orthodox Friends - & afraid of free thought - after four hours at the Abby returned to Ambleside - no room at any hotel - so the[?] found lodgings for me at Mrs. Craigs - very nice & clean Sunday, August 26, 1883 At Ambleside - Eng Mrs. Craig's - Private House At 11. A.M. - after a nice breakfast of Tea - nice ham & Egg - bread & butter a currant & strawberry jam- and Sunday [darnings?] on satin sleeves & basting in clean lace & ruff - Mr. & Mrs. Hills & daughter & the wife's sister - seemed to be the family - they are Old fashioned Friends - that is not Gurneyite or Orthodox - Had a nice visit of two hours - & an invitation to tea Had pleasant tea & chat till 8.30 P.M. Mr. Hills very active friend of America during the rebellion Monday August 27, 1883 In Ambleside - Mrs. Craig's - Carriage came for a drive to Rydal Mound &c - went over to Mrs. Hills - they agreed with me that it was to rainy & wet so returned via Post Office & found letter from Sister Mary - dated Aug 10 & paper from nephew Wendell with item of marriage to a St Louis girl of [?] H. Anthony - Nora I's son - so his wife must be dead or abandoned Mr. & Mrs. Hills called in evening - They are very cordial very intelligent & liberal Wrote lettrers to Rachel Sister Mary - Mrs. Stanton Tuesday, August 28, 1883 In Ambleside- at Mrs Craig's- at 10-30- called at P. O.- got letter from niece Louise - first in a long time- went to Mr Hills & soon carriage came - & Mr. & Mrs. Hills & Miss Robson drove with me to Rydel - Grassmere- & Easdale - the lakes & the hills & valleys lovely in the sunshine & clouds - visited [Wordsworth?] grove - & Church - also Mrs Fletcher - a noble woman who died in 1858 - W. in 5.0- got back at 2 P.M. when it set in for regular rain - I staid to drive & to tea - Mr. H would not allow me to pay for carriage Wednesday, August 29, 1883 Left Ambleside in Coach for Keswick - a lovely drive among the hills & lakes - - lunched at Royal Oak at K - then took cars to Frontbeck & then carriage to Pattersdale Hotel - at head of Lake Ullswater Thursday, August 30, 1883 Steamer from P. to Pooley Bridge - walked to the old home of Thomas Clarkson - the family were all absent - but neither the maid servant within nor the man without had ever heard of such a person - at the gate I found a washer- woman - who remembered of hearing her father- who was a mason - saying that he built on certain additions to the house about the time she was here - walked to Brackenriggs Hotel found there Mrs. Smith - patient of Dr. Jax-Blake also letters from sundry - among them one from Miss Osgood - saying she would join me for Ireland if I could let her know on yesterday- so it is probably impossible to get her here Friday August 31, 1883 Got large pile of letters forwarded from 10 Duchess - one from dear Mrs. Lucas inviting me to join her today at her daughters - Mrs. Thomasson's country home - Woodside - Bolton - and be with them tomorrow - at a first of September party Mrs. Smith rode with - the son Jo. driving to Lowther Castle Earl of Lonsdale's home - & I went over it somewhat - there were 50 or 60 visitors there - most elegant - also drove to Brougham Hall - but didn't go in - then to Station at Penrith & cars to Furness Abby - telegraphed to Miss Osgood - but got no reply Saturday, September 1, 1883 Left Furness Abby Hotel at 11 - for Ulverston - & visited the Friends Meeting House - presented to the society by George Fox - & finished in 1688 - only two years before his death - saw Swarth Moor Hall - in which his wife - Margaret Fell - the widow of Judge Fell - lived when he - Fox - married her - & where she died in 1702 - G. F. died in London in 1890 - & Friends meetings were held in Swarth Moor Hall both before & after G.F.'s marriage - I then called on Mrs. Hannah Good - aged 70 - who showed me the aged minister book - 1673 - Yellow & tattered leaves - she was very cordial & insisted I should take a lunch with her - which I did - Went to Furness Abby to find her 5.19 Boat for the Isle of Man taken off - So after much Sunday, September 2, 1883 worry to find out about taking the Steamer at 8 P.M. at Barrow - and arrived Belfast - Ireland at 7.20 A.M. - after a rough passage - at Imperial Hotel - found Judge F.M. Annis & wife & Millie Powell & Mr. Dearborn - registered just before me - they had sailed from Glasgow - & had a shaky passage same as me. - Mr & Mrs Annis went to Quaker Meeting with me - some 100 persons there - two men & two women were moved to speak or pray - all in the most through Christ's blood style - It seems very queer from Friends - In P.M. I called on Miss Tod - formal letters from Mrs Stanton - Dr Jex Blake & dear Mrs Nichol about the Dr Haggan Chapter for Theodore Stanton's [?] - Mrs. Stanton must have written them very curtly if not sharply - Monday, September 3, 1883 In Belfast - At Imperial Hotel- - Miss Tod took Mrs. Annis, Mr Dearborn, Willie Powell, & self through Messrs Ward & Cox stationery manufactory- then the Judge - Frank M. Annis - & wife & two [?] left for Dublin - Miss Tod after taking me though Richardson's Linen Ware House - to Temperance Restaurant to lunch , then to Linen & lace store - china - left me to write - & at six P.M. I took cab to George O'Brien's - 39 Botanic Avenue- The daughter Mary & the 4 sons were at home - Miss Tod there too - had a very pleasant evening. Tuesday, September 4, 1883 Went to Bank & drew [pound sterling symbol]20- - then bought some pink cuffs for self & presents - & wished I were rich & could invest in quantities of the loveliest of linen - then Miss Mary OBrien called & took me to her fathers Laundry - where exquisite work is done. Then to a children's hospital - from the very poorest classes - John R. Neill keeps a Unitarian Book & news room - sister married Charles Grace, lives at Hastings on the Hudson River - all friends of Parker Pillsbury- I went to his store & had nice chat - Mrs Henry Thompson called - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1883 Left Belfast - this A.M. for Garvah Friday - left - 7th visited the York Street Linen Factory - 1000 looms & 3 or 4 employees in all -then in P.M. took tea with Mrs. Byers - & saw her girls dance - she has a large girls school - at 8 P.M. attended reception at Miss Tods - Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Crawford & several other delightful persons present - & Miss Tod's refreshments very nice Thursday, September 6, 1883 (Wednesday) Left Belfast 10 A.M. - with Miss Todd for Garvah - to attend one of her Irish Temperance meetings - arrived about 3 P.M. - stopped with the Presbyterian minister- very comfortable cooked by a peat fire on fire-place - Miss Tod had a large audience in town hall & 4 or 5 ministers present - she could only urge total abstinence -not a man there could say yea or nay to the license of the grog shops [FRIDAY] Thursday, SEPTEMBER [7] 6th, 1883 Left Garvah - The Rev Madill's a cousin of Joseph Madill of Chicago [?] at 9.20 - arrived at Giant's Causury - & rushed over it with driving winds & drenching showers - with lovely sun shrine - took dinner at the hotel - & reached Belfast at 8.25 evening - where - after supper - I packed trunk & made ready for Dublin - Saturday, September 8, 1883 Left Belfast at 10 A.M. - arrived Dublin - at 3 - took dinner - dressed & rested - and at 6 - went to the Mrs Ann Maria Harlan's to tea - Mr Thomas Haslow - husband - Alfred Webb - Son of Richard P. Webb - & many friends of W. S. there - Mr Henry Wigham & wife came in 10 miles Prof. of Arabic there - - had nice conversation Mrs Haslow is the [?] spring of Woman Suffrage C. P. work in Dublin - Sunday, September 9, 1883 In Dublin - Russells Temperance Hotel [the following four lines crossed out] Alfred Webb called in A.M. & at 4 30 I went with two young London boys to the City Common Council meeting [end of crossed out lines] Mrs. Haslam called - took me to Friends meeting - where several men spoke & we prayed - & thence to Killeny to dinner at Henry Ingham's brother of Eliza Ingham of Edinburgh - his wife Ann Maria very liberal & cultivated - but still very Orthodox - then went home with Mrs. H & spent an hour - she & husband going to go to Cork in A.M. Monday, September 10, 1883 In Dublin At 1.30 - went with two young men of London to the Common Council - Alfred Webb a member - heard them discuss pro & con the right of Dublin to elect her own tax collector even that officer is appointed from London - at 4 - Mr. Webb took me through the Botanic Gardens - to Phenix [Phoenix] Park - saw the very spot where Lord Cavendish was murdered & thence to Catholic cemetery & saw the OConnel Monument -thence back to his house to tea - where I had delightful evening - his wife - sister Deborah - & Miss Dunn -with the company - Tuesday, September 11, 1883 In Dublin at 11- The professor of Arabic - took me to & through Trinity College - its library has 200,000 volumes - Thence to the Old Parliament House - Bank of Ireland now - the House of Lords room remains intact - just as it was in the Days before the union of 1800 - - in P.M Alfred Webb took me to National League Rooms - met then Mr Harrison - Who has served a sentence in Prison for his love of Liberty for Ireland - thence to Thomas Webb's, a brother of Richard D. Webb's - to tea - There I saw the novels of Wm Lloyd Garrison & N. P. Rogers - written in 1840 Wednesday, September 12, 1883 In Dublin - at Russells Temperance Hotel - the daughter Ettie Russell - went with me to order a little ruching & lace - & gloves - in A.M. - in P.M. Alfred Webb called & took me to see Michael Davitt - the leader of the Irish Land League movement - he struck me as a very earnest & honest man & rooted in the principle of freedom & equality - he sees the right of women to the ballot equally with men Thursday, September 13, 1883 Left Dublin-at 10.15- Arrived Cork at 4.20- found Mr + Mrs Haslam + took lodging with them at 12-Grand Parade street -saw for my first a girl of 18 starting for America with her two brothers -leaving her old father + mother behind-such screeching & agonizing could be matched only by the scenes of the old Friday, September 14, 1883 In Cork- Went with Mr + Mrs. Haslam to see the Queens College - many men - but not a woman there for examination for admission - thence to the Cork Exposition very good show of domestic art & manufactures - took dinner in the building - Miss Harris called - Got nice line from Rachel Foster-- Mrs Bartol travelling with them Got nice line from Rachel Forten - Mrs Bartol traveling with them Lovely day Saturday, September 15, 1883 In Cork - Ireland Breakfast with Mr & Mrs Haslam at 8 A.M. - then went Imperial Hotel - no letters & no Miss Osgood - Mr & Mrs H. left for Youghal at 10 - & I returned to Imp. Hotel - still no mail - came back to Lodgings - wrote letters to Mrs. Kimball, Omaha - Wendell Phillips- Miss Decker, Miss Parker - P.A. Taylor- dined at 2. chop- potatoes & cauliflower - all alone - at 3 went Imp. Hotel - no Miss O. - but letters from Mrs. Stanton - & Rachel Foster - all well -then back & writing again Sunday, September 16, 1883 Left Cork at 10.30 - for Youghal - Mr & Mrs Haslam met me station & took me to Old Friends meeting House - where she & all her friends attended 40 & 50 years ago - dilapidated now - Then to Catholic Church - to the Old Cathedral - & to Sir Walter Raleigh's House - Lady Hennesy - (80) - herself showed us around - the old windows - sash so long - then we drove up the Blackwater - 7 miles - walked through Glen - to [?] Rock - The steamer boiler was burst so couldn't go up further - returned Cork - arriving at 10 P.M- Found Julia Osgood at Lodgings & in bed - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1883 In Cork - Mrs Reddins Lodgings went to Exhibition - to Bank to draw another 20 pounds - -then back - & at 2 P. M. Mrs O & self took train for Macroon - went to Mr McSweeney's Hotel - the filthiest imaginable - but the rain set in - & things looked blue for Glengriff & Killarney - Found in the Library " The Children of the Abbey" - & read of Lord Mortimer & Amanda - [?] thrilled my young soul - & now too [?] TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1883 Mr McSweeney took us to the Poor House in Macroon - 300 - young & old - very decently cared for - - also to the old Castle - & to the Covnent School - - at 12 - we took seats on one side of an Irish jaunty car - the driver on the other - & in front - looked on my trunk & the two satchels - & thus drove to Glengariff - 42 miles - mostly in the rain sharing wretched travels driving in mud or filth - the glen the pass very firm - reaching Glengariff at 7.30 - Roche's Hotel - room & beds about as musty as at Macroon - though not so dirty WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1883 Left Glengarriff at 10. AM on Majorette - sitting side wise breaking the neck to look front & back & behind - most uncomfortable vehicle for sight-seeing - & then it rained nearly all the way - so we lost much of the grand scenery - Decided to stop over at Kennara - at Landsdowne Inn's Hotel - the dirtiest room - & mustiest feather bed set seen or smelled - had a fearful night - Called at the Poor Clare Sisters convent - in the P.M THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1883 In Kennare till 2.P.M- Called at Convent 0 the Mother Abbess showed us over their school 400 scholars - they give to 200 their breakfasts - of Indian meal "there- about" & milk - & for their lunch a chunk of cheese -saw 20 girls at work making Lace- Irish point & Limerick - At 2 - after passengers were mounted on the stage, there came a pouring rain - the sun came out soon, we had a fair sky for the ride to Killarny - the scenery lovely - stopped at Lake Hotel- Talking with an Irish woman of the poverty - a woman behind me - Shouted - "it is very ill- mannered on Americans to come over here & abuse the English government!!! - Cloudy - but very little rain TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1883 50 miles ride in stage Left Galway at 9.20 A.M- getting a glimpse of Queen's College the Cathedral & Convents - they swarm all over this poor Island - Col. Nolan - M.P. for Galway & The judge of Galway on side of car with me - had good deal of talk on the Irish Problem - -12 miles from Clifdon the Col. left for his Shooting Lands - 2 time Merchant runners (whisky) took seats on my side - one's name was Monk - from Dublin. both- , they gave me full rehearsal of the workings of the Land Act of 1881- -that the cast of Commissioners, Attorneys &c - is greater than the amount of reductions they make - Is usually the poor farmer is skinned all the same - Found good dinner ready - boiled chicken & boiled bacon - cauliflower & potatoes. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1883 Left Clifdon at 7.20 to return Galway - too expensive to get on to Westford-Sligo &c - as I had planned - The first four hours was a driving rain - the water ran into my cushion - so I soon sat in a puddle of water when 20 miles - I dismounted at the poorest hovel when driver changed horses - & the good woman wrung the water from ulster, dress, skirts & drawers - dried on warmed them on me before her peat fire - loaned her big [?] hair cloak gave her 2 shillings & she asked me for 2 more to get her a dress - at the next stn I got Egg & milk & sugar - pretty [??] but soon settled into warm nest again - at next stop went into house - had two rooms -good fire cooking 4 or 5 kettles around - warmed and dressed - paid the woman shilling - [??] nice & tidy nice jar of butter & milk standing in 2nd rooms when the old man was awake - horses THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1883 reached Galway at 3.45 - [??] got fire in room - bath tub, hot water - skirts from the chamber maid - she taking mine to wash & have ready by morning - -dined at 5 - mutton chop & potatoes -bread, butter & milk - & half of the great apple - baked - splendid if one such can grow in Ireland thousands might just as well - --- Thursday - Sept 27th Left Galway at 11.20 - A.M, Took 3rd class Car - changed four times - never sat so many hours successively - 10 - on the hard side of a plank - no cushion -men & women - shabby & poor - smoking & drinking & noisy - coming in from place to place - some of them quiet, cleanly & sober - but compelled, because poor - to sit with Drunken smoking creatures - in a place unfit for the dogs!! Met at breakfast - a Quaker man from Dublin -visiting schools - arrived the [?] R. [?] in National schools - Rebellion FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1883 At Robinson's [?] Hotel - Belfast - Miss Osgood up at Giant's Causeway - Miss Tod gone to Bristol - got letters from Mr. [?] - Hattie gave no signs yet - the 26h - also from Sister May brother Merritt building new house - glad of that - I wrote all day - after 11 O'clock - till 5 - sister May - Mrs. Stanton -Mrs Gougan - May Wright Sewall - Adeline Thomson & five others -cannot remember - -had dinner at 6.20 - thinking Miss O. would surely be here - to take steamer- but no sign of her- -at 7.41- -took car to boat - but not finding them- returned to Hotel - read the Tory paper's report of a Parnell meeting at some place in Ulster The Orangemen here occupy the place SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1883 In Belfast - went out & engaged berth in steamer - also purchased 4 night - gowns - 3 white skirts - 2 flannel shirts - 3 [pound symbol] - Don't know but it is all a cheat - but it is done anyway - wrote long letter home to sister May - & one to dear Rachel Foster - Miss Osgood came about noon - had a fearful time at Port Rush & Giant's Causeway Hotel - [??] took steamer at 8 for Fleetwood - Got my mended parasol that broke down in Galway ride The sea very rough - about 3 A.M. I surrendered - had felt too sea sick to go to sleep - but after costing up amounts - lost myself - It was my first absolute surender to Old Ocean but it was only for once!! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1883 Landed at Fleetwood about 9 - went direct to Rugby - Passing through Harrington I regretted very much that I had changed my plan- to go on with Miss O - as I had first written Mrs Parker - & Mrs Thomasson - that I would stop over & visit them before going to London - At Rugby stopped at a Private Hotel - very good - Walked out around the walls of the Rugby School - but had not the courage to go in & introduce myself to Dr Jex Blake - brother of Dr. Sophia J.B. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1883 Left Rugby in A. M. For Leanington - went direct to Kenilworth Castle - Grand Old Ruin - Where reigned the Earl of Leciester & where Queen Elizabeth visited him in the olden days - Lunched at a little hotel in the old town & returned to Leanington - called on Mr J. Mulliner - Our [?] English traveller - "after my lory experience in America" - five [?] - nice house - & promised to finacle with them on the [?] after return from Warwick Castle - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1883 Mrs Mulliner called at Hotel & accompanied us to Warwick Castle perfect in its way - & a lovely view from its rear meadows the pathway leading to it is cut through solid rock We went home with Mrs M. - at Luncheon Mr. M. as he put - fork into a roast Leg of mutton said wife asked me what she should order since wepl were to have Americans to Lunch - and he replied a Leg of Mutton - because Americans never have such a thing at home!! We smiled & ate all our roast Mutton with a relish - at 2.15 we left for Stratford on Avon - & stopped at the Shakespeare Hotel WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1883 Stratford on Avon -- Shakespearean Hotel -- We visited the new theatre building -- its Library, museum & gallery The old church -- where lies the dust of Shakespeare, his wife & daughter -- Ann Hawthorne's old house & home -- and the very settle she & her lover & husband sat on -- &c &c one of her relatives still living in it -- then the house & room in which Shakespeare was born -- & the old museum in it -- and went to Oxford -- The Alliance Temperance hotel -- -- visited Christ's College and walked down the meadows to the river Thames -- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1883 In Oxford -- visited Balial [Balliol], St Margaret's, & ever so many of the Colleges -- The Theatre -- the Museum Library, Gallery &c, &c. and promenaded on Addison's Walk -- And as I saw all the millions of dollars extended for the education of boys only -- I groaned in spirit -- and betook me to Somerville Hall for girls, where 20 were boarded last year -- a very pleasant boarding house nothing more -- Then there is St Margarets Hall -- for 20 more or so while there are 2,000 boys in the Oxford College. At 7 we took cars for London -- Had a great scare while leaving locket behind in a -- hunted & hunted till at last [?] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1883 In London - Mrs Phillips 10 Dorchess H - Portland Flyer - Had awfull hour train - arrived near 10 last night - After breakfast this A. M - went to American Exchange - found lots of letters - good news from home & Rachel Foster & party - Letter from Mrs Stanton - Says Hattie's girl baby - Norah was born but Sunday Sept. 20th and that she must [?] till [?] November - & said on the [?] of Rowe "also [?] me!! a letter from cousin Fannie Parkinson said she & her brother charles were at Castle & Falcon Hotel - I dropped a line telling them to call [?] A. M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1883 In London - cousins Fannie & Charlie called about 10 - both looking thin & poorly - but Charlie the one who was ordered [?] by the Doctors - - We walked down regent at looking for bonnet & dress - At the Waterloo House - I ordered a suit - dress & coat of Scotch Tweed -- Then we lunched and went to the Old Tower of London - Where so many Kings, Queens & Nobles have been incarcerated SUNDAY,OCTOBER 7, 1883 In London Fannie, Charlie & self attended Friends meeting 54 [W ?] Martins Lane - heard Mr & Mrs Richardson of Dublin preach & pray - they invited us to Lunch with them - very Orthodox theology they gave us - Dear Mrs Lucas invited me to home with her to dinner - & insisted my cousins should go too Miss Tod of Belfast was there also - and a very pleasant visit we had - on way home called on Mrs Justice - to learn of Mrs Rose's plan -[?] found them out - MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1883 In London wrote Letters in A.M. - went Waterloo House in P.M. to try on dress - Fannie & Charlie went out to Mr Marsh's - friends they met on ship board Miss Briggs called & spent an hour - also Mrs R. Moore - & I went with her to Mrs Justice's - & then to Mrs Rose's - Mrs R. had sent round a girl to tell me where she was & to tell me to call on her Tuesday, October 9, 1883 In London Spent the P. M. at Mrs Rose's and went from there at 5:20 -- to dine at the Riggs - found Miss Todd there very unexpectedly [?] & Charles called in evening on their return from the country - Wednesday, October 10, 1883 In London Cousin Charlie called for me - (Miss [?] a teacher with me) - and took us with [?] & Mr. Marsh through the Mint and the Bank of Enqland - and I went with them to lunch - at Carter & Falcon Hotel - They have made up their minds to take rooms in the county - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1883 Miss Caroline Briggs & her sister Kate called at 10 Duchess - also Cousins F. & C. and we went into the Old City - visited Guild Hall - St. Pauls - The Great Fire Monument of [1566 ?] - London Bridge - Billingsgate - the one great Central Fish Market - Took lunch and got to Waterloo House at 3 or 4 P.M. - The tiredest creature I tried on dress and got home - - English women seem to know nothing of getting tired out - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1883 In London Miss Helen Taylor called on me & spent an hour or more - She is a superior woman & thoroughly radical on questions of reform Mrs Rebecca Moore called also - In P.M. I went to Chiswick Gardens - the Duke of Devonshire's - with dear Mrs Lucas - to see an Apple Show - it was much better than I had expected - but the grapery - an immense glass arch - with great hanging clusters of luscious fruit was the grandest part of it - Mrs L. called with me on Mrs Rose - a few minutes - Miss[?] there - [hot ?] bound to go to America SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1883 London London Charlie, Fannie & self spent the day at the Fisheries Exhibition - I got dreadfuly tired - so many things to see - & in such rapid succession - Last evening at Mrs Rose's I met the elder daughter of Charles Bradlough - a very fine appearing young woman - she is the one whom the college refused to admit to Botany lecture because of her Father's odium SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1883 In London A long Indian Summer like morning - Cousin Fannie came and we went to St. Margaret's Church to hear Canon Farrar Could not see him at all and hear but little. Fannie came to 10 Duchess to dinner with me - and we spent the afternoon with dear Mrs. Rose who seemed to enjoy [?] very much Mrs. Christine Schenck called here - F. came back to tea and it was a pouring rain - at 8 - she took Hansom back to her hotel - Charlie was to go to Liverpool today - he went- MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1883 In London - In A.M. went Waterloo House tried on dress - seemed right - then to American Exchange & drew out $20 - the cost of my 29 Letter of Credit - making $1,500 - in all that I have spent in Europe - - Cousin Fannie came at noon - & at 3 we went to Grace [?] & with her to Mr & Mrs Bennock's - reception - heard her Annie sing also Mrs Whitney of Boston - met there Mrs Millen - just returned from a visit to America - Got Postal from sister Mary & Rachel - all well - wrote Miss Decker - Mrs Parker - & Mrs L. Ford - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1883 In London Spent A.M. visiting to Mrs Stebbin's - Mich - Mrs Carpenter Mimm - Mrs Sewall - Ind - and to sister Mary - & Rachel WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1883 Left London - Cousin Fannie [?] with me at 2 - and arrived at Leeds at 6 P.M - drove to Mrs Hannah Fords - Adel Grange - five miles out of Leeds - Mrs Ford's dayghter Emmily - the artist, at home - & her friend Mrs Sumner - also Mrs Margaret Priestman [Tanner ?] - a delegate to the Liberal conference. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1883 Liberal Party Convention in Leeds - at Mrs Lords - in P.M. Cousin F. & self went to Mrs Alice Scotchard to a meeting of women delegates & friends to confer on passage of the resolution for women suffrage passed yesterday - & in evening went to [Futoria ?] Hall to hear John [Dwight ? Bright?] [name underlined] remember to forget to mention 1869 & 70 extension of suffrage to women - & 1882 [proposed ?] law for married women - - he did not match my expectation as a speaker - but far surpasses any other Englishman I have heard - but not Phillips FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1883 Spent the day at home with Mrs Lord - Mrs Sumner - Mrs Tanner - Mr Albert Bright - John Bright's son - and Cousin Fannie Dickinson all left [late ?] A.M. - In evening Mrs Scotchard & a New Zealand friend [?] came to dinner - I like Mrs Scotchard very much - is less bound by old customs than any woman I have met here SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1883 At Adel Grange - Mrs Lord accompanied me to Haworth - the home of the Bronte's - I enjoyed it very much - though it filled me with unspeakable sadness that such bright & wonderful spirits ]had such fearfully sad & depressing surroundings - It was a dreary cloudy showery day - so like one's idea of the lonely place - the Black [?] Sun - the single home walks -the stiles - the streets - all the same!! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1883 at Adel Grange - spent day in house - only walking through the grounds Mrs Ford & daughter are great believers in spiritualism - & had table [tapping ?] - it tapped failed to spell out anything striking to me - except - (Lucy) - Miss Carhutt came to dinner last evening - Saturday - She is a poor law Guardian [?] & a very interesting woman MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1883 Mrs. Ford & self took the 8.50 train for Birmingtown - (and stopped at Hotel) - to attend a conference of the Anti C. D. delegates - saw there Mrs Josephine Butler - - Mrs Farmer & others - Tuesday, October 23, 1883 At 11 A.M. Mrs. Ford left Birmingham for Leeds and I for London. - Arriving at 1 P.M. - spent the P.M. at no 10 Duchess - found cousin Fannie Dickinson there - In evening I took a Hansom to Southwark Town Hall to see & hear Miss Helen Taylor-she had a large audience of her constituents & made a good report of her mark on London school board. Two other ladies spoke - one a member of School Board of Yarmouth -immense distance -& late home Wednesday, October 24, 1883 In London, 10 Duchess Took my travelling dress back to Waterloo House - to be fixed up - and went to see about securing passage to America THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1883 In london Took dinner with Mrs. Rose at [?] Petersburgh Place Then Cousins C. & F called & we then went to the Biggs' & spent the eve'g very pleasant Finally fixed upon The Servia - Mon 17th to sail for home FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1883 In London Saturday, October 27, 1883 In London wrote letters & packed till 5 P.M. - then went to Miss Muller's to spend Sundy - she took me to the Savoy Theatre - to see Iolanthe - . Sunday, October 28, 1883 In London at Miss J. Henrietta Muller's - 58 Cadogan Place W - went with her & her friend Charles Martin - to Windsor + had a row on the Thames for four hours or more - In evening I went in Hansom to Hall of Science - to hear Mrs Annie Besant + on why Christianity has taken from solar worship - she is a strong woman intellectually - Monday, October 29, 1883 Returned to No. 10 Duchess - couldn't quite consent to be guest of Miss M. until I left London as she desired - Miss Muller called at evening(?) and took me to Claremont Hall Pentonville to see and hear Charles Bradlaugh on the miracle of the resurrection - a close reasoner. Attended me R. (name-name) medical ??? Tuesday, October 30, 1883 In London 10 Duchess Spent the better(¿) part of day with dear Mrs. (name) xx Petersburgh Place Lunched with her - returned at 2 - found Cousin's F & C at 10 - they went to spend day with a friend - Miss Muller called and took me to St James Hall to see and hear Michael Pavitt on the nationalization of land - - he is an earnest (word) man and made most impressive (word) Helen Taylor (word) note of thanks to (word) and heartfelt Wednesday, October 31, 1883 Left London at 10:15 for Surbiton - to just [?] Charles + Larry Ohifeuson - took a vow on the [?] - + had my pleasure time - called at last meetings office - 21 [?] fluce - but formed us umbrella looking like [?] left in late had [?] [?] Thursday, November 1, 1883 Left Surbiton at 10:20 Arrived [?] at 11:20 found all well at the Mount - a wee baby of 9 pounds now - at 5 [?] six weeks [?] 7 the at first FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883 At Basingstoke - went to Winchester in afternoon to see Mrs Mary A. Friend - the aunt of our Portman at Rochester - got letter from Mrs Helen Bright Clark - that [?] were to visit her - Called on Mrs J. E. Butler - at Winchester - but found her out at Church - or somewhere SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1883 At Basingstoke Mrs. Baird took Lunch with Hattie and at 4.49 Mrs Stanton & I left for London - - went to Miss Mullers & took dinner - & then went to 10 - Duchers street SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1883 At 10 - Duchers - Rained all day - wrote 20 & more letters - & in evening went to Portland Hall & heard Helen Taylor give a masterful lecture on Nationalization of Land - Mrs [Winter ?] & Mrs Mellon with me MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1883 [No entry for this date} TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1883 In London In P. M. to call at Mrs Rose WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1883 In London - 10 [days?] Helen Mellen to call & go to stores with me - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1883 In London Lunch at Miss Mullers with Mrs Millicent Garrett Fawcett - Dinner at dear Mrs Lucas - Cousins C. & F. there also Dr Mary Hall - all went to hear Mr Fawcett M.P. - Mrs Lucas & I stood all the evening - splendid speech - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1883 In London Reception at Miss Muller's from 3 to 6 - made my last & most painful call on dear Mrs Rose - her last words were upbraiding because I hadn't been to her more often!! - large number at Miss Mullers - - Staid to dinner then home to 10 Duchess & worked & packed trunks & boxes till after midnight SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1883 Left London at 9 A.M. Dear Mrs Phillips went station with me - reached Clifton - Mary Estlin's about noon - had warm welcome - took lunch & then went with me to the Misses Priestman - large reception - Helen Bright Clark there - Staid to dinner & spent evening most delightfully ______________________ [Next four lines are marked with a large bracket on left side] Jane Mott - elder sister of Lydia - died this A.M at 5 Oclock - short illness pneumonia - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1883 In Clifton - at Mary A. Estlin's went Friends Meeting with the Priestmans - Took tea with them Mrs Clark still there - Had much good talk with Mrs Estlin at her house - she too feeble to go out with me much her Aunt Mitchell called on me - her uncle ill MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1883 Left Clifton at 11 - & reached [Pinketts ?] near Warrington - Mrs Margaret E. Parkers about 6 P.M - weather cold - her daughter [their ?] housekeeper TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1883 Very cold - after Lunch - left Mrs Parkers for Alderly Edge - nice [Preserve ?] - arrived at 6 - found Mrs Stanton at station & Mrs Jacob Bright there for her - met warmer welcome from mand & his noble wife - & son & daughter Jane Mott - Albany, N.Y. buried this day - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1883 At Mr Jacob Bright's Mrs Stanton had severe cold - so she remained in bed - I went up to Manchester to W.S. Meeting - Mrs McLaren & Mrs Lucas there - - a stiff cold affair - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1883 Mrs Bright gave an elegant reception at her lovely home from 4 to 7 - large numbers came - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1883 Left Alderly Edge - Mrs Bright - Lucas - Mrs McLaren - Mrs S. & I at 11 - reached Liverpool at 1.30 & attended reception at Dr E. [?] - 65 = Catharine St - Parliament House - from 3 to 6 - Mrs Scotchard came was glad to see her - Tried to get started early this A.M. to see Miss Becker - but failed - Cousins Fannie & Charlie came SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1883 Sailed from Liverpool - on the Steam Ship [Service ?] at 10 - A.M- the dear Bright sisters & Mrs Whittle bid us good bye on the trip - Charlie & Fannie went to the ship with us - - the sea was rough and I surrendered to the [friend ?] sea-sickness SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1883 S.S. Servia at Queenstown at 3 P.M. Mrs Margaret Buchanan Sullivan of Chicago came on board - She had been studying Ireland for a month - - She was sure she would not succumb to the sea fiend - but soon went to bed - the sea was smooth & the day lovely - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1883 S.S. Servia the winds & wave heavy - & almost every one in berth - I with the rest - found it easiest to stay there - Mrs. S not sea sick - but most incomfortable sleeping on sofa - so this evening the Purser gave her a state room below with double bed - Miss [?] very ill - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1883 S.S. Fermia The waves roll deep & heavy - & the ship rolled fearfully - I took a bath - got gown & slippers on & ready to leave when a heavy roll came & threw me across the room on edge of bath tub - got the man there - but by time he got me down stairs - I was gone - fainted - - so this day was given up to bed WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1883 S.S. Fermia the winds & waves still rolly - but I feeling better - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1883 S.S. Servia Pleasant day & the - water pipes burst & leaked on Miss Church bed-sofa - so she was given another state room & I left to myself - she is a most nervous suspect person FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1883 On Steam Ship Servia Lovely day - made 407 miles - It is good to have state room alone read Howell's story "Their wedding Journey" too flat & nothing - The day soft & lovely - & the ship gliding over the waters smoothly SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1883 On S.S. Servia - south of New Foundland - at 6 P.M a heavy fog came in - & the fog horn began its fearful blowing SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1883 S.S. Servia Lovely day - & nearing home & Native Land - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1883 On S.S. Fermia Got into & past Sandy Hook - & Quarantine Officers came on board - - But not the Custom House officers - so had to lay all night just west of Staten Island TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1883 Landed in New York - at 10 A.M - George & Maggie & nephew Wendell Mosher was the welcome from the wharf - George's N.Y. Central office took entire charge of Mrs [?'s} & my luggage - - Mrs [S.?] with her sister [?] W. & M. & I to St Denis to Lunch - just splendid beef-steak, potatoes, bread & butter & breakfast tea - I took 4 P.M. train for Albany & found dear Jane Mott gone - 87 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1883 Left Albany at 12.15 - arrived at Rochester - 5.50 - found sister Mary in front chamber - alone - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1883 At Home - Rochester Mary Hallowell & Sarah Willis called & sister M. & I went over to Mary H's to Thanksgiving dinner - Mrs Boardman Smith there - Miss Maria Porter & Amy Post called there too - on way home we called on Mrs L.C. Smith & daughter Mrs [Fermer ?] - - It seems good enough to be at home - Letter from sister Annie telling of brother D.R.'s fearful hurt from run away horses - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1883 At home Sister M & I ruffed, sponged & ironed my black satin dress & Miss Hunt set to work it over - wrote several letters Saturday, December 1, 1883 At home carried cloth to Mrs. Legar for drawers & tried on dress -- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1883 At home Sister May & self went to Unitarian Church to hear Mr Marm - Mrs M. invited me to her pew - We Went to Mrs [Hallowells] Sarah Willis' to dinner - Mrs Doardman Smith & Mary Hallowell then with us - nice dinner & nice time - MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1883 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1883 Easton. Penn - J. D. Shaw Esq. 79 Parder Hall Lafayette . College - Reached Phila. at 8 A.M. - found Anna Thomson still more feeble - Adeline [?] - - called at nephew Wendell's office - Eugene there - then went to Horticultural Hall - to celebration of 50th anniversary of formation of American A.S. Society - a wonderful audience of aged people mainly - Went to Dentist at 2.20 - found deep cavity & pus above left front tooth - inside - cut it - Left for Easton 4 had fine audience in Parder Hall WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1883 Left Easton - 8 A.M. Dined Miss Thomsons - Louise came & we spent the evening at Robert Purvis' - Mr & Mrs Ames - & Eliza Wright of Boston there - Hattie at home - a very pleasant time. Louise staid all night with me at Misses Thomsons Went to Dentist again - tooth better - but very sore still THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1883 In Phila - Miss [?] visited Dentist again - & had tooth medicated - as Cott decided not to go home with Louise - Mrs Jones's Miss Adeline & I went to [greet ?] at station with her FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1883 Left Philadelphia at 12.20 for Washington - 4.20 - Dr. Wm. F Channing, wife & daughter Grace on same train - going south for winter - Louise & Mrs Jones went to station with me - Mrs. J. seems a very pleasant woman - Mrs Stafford was waiting me at the Wash. Station - & gave me a most hearty welcome - as did Mrs Spofford & Mrs Nason - Miss Snow is away - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1883 In Washington Saw General members DUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1883 In Washington Didn't go out to Hear Rev Robert Collyer - so missed the shake of hands - MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1883 In Washington Mrs Spafford took me to House of N & there called on Mrs. Stewart - whose husband died three weeks ago - She is brave under her trial - There called on Mrs Mary Clemmer (Hudson) married last Spring - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1883 In Washington WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1883 In Washington In P. M. Mrs Spofford took me calling THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1883 At the Rigg's House In P.M. Mrs Spofford took me to call on Mrs Senator Logan - Mrs Hepburn - & Mrs Greenleaf - wife of our new Rochester M.C. - found her earnest suffragist also the M. C. - after that called on Gen Rosecrans of California - & Mrs Ingalls of Kansas - After dinner wrote eight letters & two cards - & went to bed nearly 11 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1883 In Wash - At the Riggs wrote letters all this day - mailed 6 or 8 at night - Mrs. Denison called & I went driving with her but the rain soon came & cut us short - Miss E. Hall called in A.M. and called with me on Hon. J. D. White of Ky. his is earnest as ever for W.S. - thence to Mrs Lockwood's to talk of Pension for Mrs Lathrop of R. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1883 In Washington - Riggs House Cold & windy day - Didn't go out - wrote sundry letters - to stir up action upon Congress A Telegram from brother Daniel R. - saying "A new girl baby came last night - Annie & baby doing nicely - Your letter [?] with best love - D.R. Anthony Mrs Nason better - Miss Clara Warner of Rochester called - with her aunt [?] - Mrs. Denison brot word of NO. 2. Democrat who is a woman suffragist - Mr. Moulton of Iowa - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1883 In Washington - at Rigg's House Breakfasted alone at 9 - went to All Soul's Church & heard Edward Everettt Hale On - " He that endureth to the end shall be saved" - showed how faith & belief in a mere intellectual proposition had been substituted for the old idea of standing on a rock - a solid foundation - Saw Mrs E. H. Dall - then -Miss Eliz. Hall called at Rigg's - I called on Mrs New - Mr New in - MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1883 In Washington TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1883 In Wash. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1883 In Wash -- Mrs Spofford & self went - the H. R. to see & hear report from Com. on rules --- All the select Coms, except our W. S. -- had majority of the Com's sanction -- - Mr Rieper [?] was ordered to present ours & ask the opinion of the House -- , which of course killed it with the Democrats -- since the Dems on the Com. had refused to [s??ort] it! - The decision went over until tomorrow — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1883 In Washington - Mary F. Davis of Orange N. Jersey called - just as Mrs. Spofford, Miss Sheldon & I were starting for the H. R. to see the vote on our select W.S. Com. - which after weak speech of J. Reagan of Texas - & good replies of Belford of Colorado & Keifer of Ohio - was lost by 124 to 85 - only 4 of the nays were Republicans - while 13 of the ayes were Democrats - Mrs. Nason's son Willie returned from school for Holidays FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1883 In Washington Sent off ten of Cong. records to our W.S. Women Editors - Mrs Davis not able to call as promised - Drove to Georgetown with Mrs Spofford & called on Mrs Wilson- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1883 In Wash - at Riggs wrote all day - letters to stir up friends to work toward 16th am't by this Congress - Miss [Victor ?] of Ohio - spent an hour or ore trying to get me to take hold of a [?] claim of hers - for loss of school House in Louisiana - Couldn't see it - Mrs C. H. [Hall ? Ball ?] called - had long time to find me - said she had called twice before - ?? Didn't go out for a walk even - Mrs Lockwood & then Mrs Russell the new warden of the women's jail called in the evening - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1883 In Washington - 100th anniversary of Gen'l Washington's surrender of his Military Commission to Congress - Mrs. Dall called or I went with her to tea at Mrs Johnsons -12th street - snowing & the snow six inches deep MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1883 At Washington TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1883 At The Rigg's House Stormy day- snow & slush the order - Letter from Mr & Mrs Minor Christmas Cards form niece Louise Mosher Mrs Jones - with whom I board Miss Rose Lew of Richmond now in the Treasury Department and one from S.D.L. (City) and who S.D.L. is I cannot imagine- and a lovely Boquet of flowers from Mrs. Lord - a Card case from Mrs. Spofford- also a card case from niece Louise! WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1883 In Washington - Law [?] Mrs J. E. Foster was at Temple Café - & [?] down to see her - she is just from Iowa & full of hope - that suffrage will carry them this time - Went thence to Mrs Lockwoods - & me together worked on Call for Wash. Con. - [?] had both Mrs Sewall's & Mrs Stantons before us - passed three hours - - I mailed a copy of our [underlined] call to Mrs. S. with hers - & one of ours to Mrs Sewall with hers - & begged both to push ahead somehow At Eve. Mrs Senator Logan of Ill. & friend called on Mrs Spofford & me - very pleasant - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1883 In Washington - Riggs Just a month to day since Mrs Stanton or I landed from the Fermia - It seems an age. The rain pouring all day - & still sky dark enough for England itself FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1883 In Washington walked to 945 - Penn Snow in A.M. - Chiropodist In P.M. Mrs Spofford & self walked on Penn. Ave. Mrs C. R. Purvis and Mrs Senator Ingalls of Kansas called - A W.S. Soldier's Alliance company of 100 - dined at the Riggs from 8 to 1 A.M. & drank wine to repletion - very many of them at least - Beautiful day SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1883 At the Rigg's - [Washington ?} In A.M. called on Mrs Greenleaf - and in P.M. Mrs. Nason took me to a Lawyers to tell what I know of Mrs Lathrop of [?] - desiring a pension The day perfectly lovely - the snow melting rapidly MEMORANDA [note - this is from 1883 diary] In the great Tobacco Factory of Paris out of the 2175 hands employed - 1900 are women - - there 16 gov't [underlined] Tobacco Factories in France - all dependent on that of Paris - yielding an annual revenue 200,000,000 francs = $40,000,000 Mrs. Lydia E. Decker - (Private) 155 - Shrewsbury st - Manchester MEMORANDA Miss Caroline A. Biggs - 19 Notting Hill Square - London - W. England Mrs. Walter Brown 126 [?] - Listine Rome - Italy Pio Liotto (canso artist) Via - della - Croce - 86 - Rome - Italy __________________ Mrs. Haslam 91 Bathmines Road - Dublin _______________ Miss Tod 65 - Botanic Viewe University Road Belfast ______________ Thomas [Webly ?] 56 Renilworth Square - Rathgar - Dublin - MEMORANDA [from 1883 diary] Wlizabeth Pease Nichols Huntley Lodge - Edinburgh Scotland Mrs D [?] McLaren Newington House - Edinburgh Mrs Helen Bright Clark Greenback st - Somerset Station Glastonbury - Eng. Rev. Mr. Steinthal 81 - Nelson street Gardens Manchester - Eng. Mrs Edward Parker Penketh - Warrington - [?] Mrs John P. Thomasson Wood Side Bottom - Eng - Wm. H. Millinor 9met on ship very nice) Leamington - Eng. Miss Henrietta Muiller [this line crossed out - 44 Foxly Road - North Brixton] 58. Gadogan Place - London - [?] MEMORANDA Miss Cooper - Girton College - Cambridge - Eng - Mrs Rose's niece lives at Mrs Pulnermacher 366 - City Road Near Angel - Islington - ______________ Dr Agnes McLaren 26 - York Place Edinboro - Scotland [next entry has line drawn around top, bottom & left side] Dr & Mrs Schultz no - 6 - Great Stuart st Edinboro - Scotland T.C. Martin Gen'l Post Office - or 6 - [Marelmont ?] Place Edinburgh Scotland ADDRESSES NAMES. NO. STREET. CITY. Clara Heyman - 343 West 58th - New York New York Miss Sarah H. Pierce - 519 North 16th St - Philadelphia Miss Mary Grew - 1312 Tilbert St - Philadelphia Mrs M. D. Lincoln - 1416 N Street - Washington Wm M Roberts - Office - The Republican - Washington Mrs Mary F Gilbert - 152 West 57th St - New York Mrs Jessie & Mr Stephen Wellsood - of Ekdniburgh - - Scotland Care Wm Wellstood & Co. - 46 Beekman St - New York Mrs Addey - 69 Patrick Street - Cork Fanny Remblis' son-in-law Hon. & Rev James W Leigh St Mary's Byranstone Square London Mr & Mrs Eliot Howard Walthamston - near London met them on coach from Amlleside Wm Henry Hills The Knoll - Ambleside - Eng Miss Elizabeth Annie robson 22 Zalea Terrace Sunderland - [?] sister or Mrs [?] of Ambleside Miss Hannah good Silverston England Rev. thomas Madill Pastor Presbyterian Church Garvah - Ireland - Miss Sarah D. Harris Adelaide Lodge - St Lukes St - Cork - friend of Alfred Wells of Dublin ADDRESSES. NAMES. NO. STREET. CITY. Dr Frances Elizabeth Hoggan. 7. Trevor Terrace. Rutland Gate - S. W. London Mrs John P. Thomasson. 23. Upper Brook Street L. N. fowler & daughters. . Imperial Buildings. Ludgate Circus Annie Besant Oatlands. . Mortimer Road. St Johns Woods N. W. Charles Bradlaugh. . Mrs. Muiller. 86. Portland Place. W Miss Lillie Stackpole. 15. Warwick Crescent. Bayswater W. James H. Raper. 52. Parliament Street Mrs. Fanny Heartland. 26. Long Ridge Road. Earls Court. S Kensington Miss A. Swanwick. 23. Cumberland Terrace. Regents Park Grace Greenwood. 11. Torrington Square Miss Frances Lord. 176. Lambeth Road. S. E. Phillip S. Justice (55 Chauncey Lane). [18 Southampton St. Bloomsbay Square] Madam Pentura. Ed. Shield. 2. Westminster Chambers Mrs. Henry W. Lawrence-Allen. House-Ridgeway. Wimbledon - Eng Madam Emilie Ashurst Venturi. . Carlyle Cottage - 318 Kings Row - after Sept 29/09. . Chelsea - London Right Hon. T. Stansfield. M. P.. Rotherfield - Sussex Addresses. Names. No. Street. City. Dr Berridge Luna Gardens 48 [Hyde Park W.] London Madame de Kolber 18 Montague St_ Round Square _ " Mrs. John Mc Dowell relative of Lucretia Mott 35 Stanley Gardens B. Park. N.W. "_ David Wilson _ Brook street_ 22_Grosvenor Square " Minister James Russell Lowell 10 Lowndes Square_Westminster Building '18."_ Lady Harberton 119 Cromwell Road _" [*x*]George J. Holyoake 34 Alfred Place _South Kensington_" Mrs Mac Donnell 14 Brunswick Gardens Camden Hill_" [*x*] Dr Mary J. Hall 4 Mann View_Buxton Rail Road _"W. [*x*] Mrs. Mentia Taylor_(Peter) 22 Ashley Place _S.W._"_ "Wm B. Hertz 12 Sheffield Gardens _Campden Hill_ "Margaret Bright Lucas 7 Charlotte St_ Bedford Square_" [*x*] Moncure D. Conway_Inglewood_Bedford Park _ ??nham Green_ [*x*] Rev. Wm Henry Channing 3 Campden House Road_Kensington_" Mrs. [Elizabeth] Garrett Fawcett 2 Grover Street_ [*x*]Miss Jennie Boucherett 9 Gardens_Kensington W. " [*x*]Flora Stark 12 Leitchfield Terrace, " Frances Power Cobbe 25 Hereford Square_Keinsington S.W. " John Bright 132 Piccadilly George W. Smalley 8 Chester Race_Hyde Park Square_" [*x*] Ms Frances J. Hallock 83 Wood Lane_Shepherds Bush_" Foreign ADDRESSES. Names. NO. STREET. CITY. Edmonia Lewis - 9. Piazzi S. Nicolo da Tolentio Rome Harriet Hosmer. 118. Via Margutta " Ed. Italian Times -(Via Condotti) 22 Via Bocca di Leone " Madam Cimons Folliers de - Luna-43 del Sudario. " Princess d Istria Countess Resse Madam Anne Schepeler Lette 75 Koniggratzen St. Berlin Ger His Excellency - A A Sargent - U.S. Minister — 13 Hohenzoltern St "" Charlotte B. Wilbour. 164 Boul. Haussmann Paris Dr E. M. Wilkie (dentist). 35 Boulevard des Capucines " Theodore Stanton. 59 Rue. de. Passano Paris CASH ACCOUNT. JANUARY. Date received. Paid. From 1882 100.60 2 Interest on 4 [pr it?] Rome 10. " 2 Mark Twain Scrap Books 2.00 " Paper & envelopes 1.45 History-M. H. Black 5 2. Lincoln Club 30 Merchants Dispatch History 1. Telegram to B. A. Lahue .25 4 History - Kate Storum 10 3 Rochester to Boston -16 3. at Parker House - 14 11 To Washington & Indiana - 15 45. 12 3 ct stamps 3.00 2 ct stamps 1.00 1 ct stamps 1.00 5. Camphor Lotion .50 13 History - Dr C. B. W. 10. Helmet bonnet (History ?) 11. spectacles 1.75 & eyeglasses .50 2.25 Tooth brush .40 Republicans-20-[Conkling?] cards 50 .50 1. 169.60 69.85 Cash Account. January. Date. Received. Paid. Brot For'd 169.60 69.85 1 yd White Spanish lace .46 Hass shoes 7.50 Binding Nat. Cit. 1.25 Expression silk .75 History Feb. 1st 47. Guard to Pin 1.50 8 1/2 yds [Garp?] 25 25. [Lydia Butler Birthday present] Corsetts 2.25 Republicans .60 Telegrams & Express 3.84 Feb 18 W to Phila 4. Baggage & servants 1. Petticoats waists 3.50 Merino wrapper 4. Alpha garments 8. Homeopathic remedies 2. Gloves 2.25 laces &c 2. 4.25 On hand 76.85 216.60 216.60 CASH ACCOUNT. FEBRUARY. Date. Received. Paid Brot forward. 76.85 [present Elizabeth?] 100 Sarah Pugh Birthday Present 5. From Brother J.M.A. 1000. Put in [?Foreign] Deposit 1,000. Lydia E. Butler - 5. Pawnee City Neb - District of Col. for shell comb [??] 13. 19 History - J.C.Duttre. 100. 100. Wendell P.M. Insurance accident 30. Arthur A.M. [G???] 33. From History 62. 22 Steamer British Prince. 60. Mrs Spofford for Miss Couzins Photos - 10. Sister Mary [???] Cash on hand. 16. Put into gold forEurope 50. 1361.85. 1299 CASH ACCOUNT. FEBRUARY. Date. Brot Forward. 1361.85: 1299 Madam Soule - making dress 35 Gold & change 3 Not accounted for 24.85 1361.85 = 1361.85 May 17- Rachel gave me 120 Franks - which with the 5.l. note given me before make the amount handed her in Philadelphia 50. Franks P. F. C. May 17 On hand - gold 120 " " Silver in coffer 10 Washing 3.60 lunch 1.50 5 10 B.maid 50 - [?] 50 1 Cab to 51-[?] 2 20 Stamps - (5) 1 25 N. American 3 N. Y. Times 50 18 [??] 5 19 1 pr black mitts 3 90 " Parasol 13 50 " 2 [Metres?] Tulle 2 70 2 [?] [?] 3 15 [?] [?] 120 41 30 Brot up 130 41 30 19 Cab. T.M. & self to call on Lydia E. Becker 2 50 Ride Palais Royal to 51 1 70 Bonnet 40.10 20 Cab. Becker 2. La Citoyenne 6. Sewall & Spofford Portrait gallery 50 21 T. for Portage 3 22 Cab 1 70 23 Auclert Suffrage mtg 4 [M?] [C?]loud 1 Coffer concert 3 Cab Grace [?] 3 30 Postal cards (10) 1. 28 Cabs in Paris [?] 18 90 130 130 00 130 CASH ACCOUNT. APRIL. Date. Received. Paid. May On Hand 5. 29 Rachel gv me 1. Ribbon .72 Gloves 3.92 Lace 1&1/ yd 2 6 laundry 6 Mending shoes 2 9 CASH ACCOUNT. APRIL Date. Received. Paid. Cash Account. May Date. Received. Paid. 7 Present from Mrs. Ellen Clarke Sargent 20 Paid over to R. G. Foster 20 Cash Account. May Date. Received. Paid. CASH ACCOUNT. JUNE. Date. Received. Paid. 25 14 Black Spanish Lace 44/6 fringe 11. Lace for sleeves 1/6 .37 Black kid 3/4 gloves .93 15 Cab -- 1.80 16 Basingstoke & return 2.75 " [Table - cloth for Mrs S.] [3] 18 Cab - Fare 8 shillings 1.50 19 - Spectacles 11 shillings 2.75 Cab fare 1.25 20 [?] Board & washing to 17th Miss Smythe. L3 [?] [?] Silk 18.68 [2 pr man 4 1/2 14.9 Pebble] [6.50] [steel frame spectacles] Miss Davison for cleaning & repairing travel [?] 3.12 [[?] [?] at 10 [?]] 4 [21 Wheeler] 2.6 CASH ACCOUNT. JUNE. Date. Received. Paid. CASH ACCOUNT JULY DATE RECEIVED PAID [note amounts are in pound shillings and pence] on Hand 50. L s. d velvet dress 25 .4. point lace 1. 13. cream-kid gloves 56 gave Maud Powell 1 [1] Papers & wrappers 10 Cab Fare 3 Leather Trunk 2 1/ 6 8 Hansom & Bus 3/ 2 9 Ruching 2/ 3 10 Board to date 6 Cabs & Crystal Pallace 6 2 for Crystal-41/2 Spectacles 1 6 10 Servants- Duchess st 4 12 4 wheeler carriage 2 / 6 13 Hansom 6/ 6 14 Eye glasses no. 8 10 '' Cab & R.R. fare T.B.W. 11 '' Harriot Stanton 18 '' Am Exchange 50 India Shawle 50 ____________________________ FIRST PAGE 110-91 2/ 11 CASH ACCOUNT JULY DATE RECEIVED PAID L. L. s. d. BROT up 110 91. 2 11 17 Return J.W to London 7 4 18 Exchange & large Trunk 9 3 Cab & long 3 4 20 L. to Edinburgh 2 24 Paper & envelopes 1 4 26 newspapers & wrappers 2 28 Washing (14 pieces) 2 1 1 pr Dark Green Glove 2 11 1 spool Black Silk 7 Street Car & sundries 5 9 31 Washing 1 3 mending umbrella 1 3 [on hand] [15] [110. 110. 0. 0] 20 Mrs Phillips washing 1 14 2 & Board to date On Hand 13_________5___10 110_110-0-0 Cash Account. August. Date. Received. Paid [Column headings are British pound sign, transcribed as L below] S D [shillings and pence] 7th On Hand 13.5.10 - L S D Edinboro - Stirling [?] Dunblane - Callander 7- Trossacks Hotel 7.10 L To head of Lock Lomond [?] to 10th Oban- 2 12 6 7th - 7.13.1 - 8th - ? - 12 - 6 2 12 6 9th 10 - 10th 1 - 6 - 11 Not accounted for 1 11 Oban to Ballachulish 1 15 14 At Ball. Hotel 1 15 7 " B. to Fort William 4 3 15 Foreign stamps 2 6 " Pens & ink 6 Caledonia Hotel at F. R 15 6 16 Staff + Inn 15? - ? 2 . 6 -Photos - 2. 19 6 17 Grand Hotel Oban 1.6.9 Steamer 13.-Photos 2.6 Lunch 1. baggage 2 red apron milk girl .6 &2 2 5 11 not accounted for 1 6 Carried up 13 5 10 11 112 9 Cash Account. August Date. Received Paid L. S. d. L. S. d. Brot forward 13. 5. 10 11.12.9 18 Rothesay-Victoria Hotel 10S. 11.6 19 Glasgow-Central 16.4 Station Hotel 8.9 G. to E. 2.6 cab etc 5-1 20 Cabs in E. & luggage 5.3 13-5-10 13-5-10 L. S. d. 20 (From sister Mary L 100.) Paid Hattie Stanton 10 on hand L. from Bank 20 10 20 20 On Hand L 10 Royal Hotel 10 5 6 Bank charge 9 23 E. to Brockenriggs Hotel. 1.00.3 24 B. to Ambleside 1.00.3 25 To Coniston-Furnesss Abbyston 19 5 at [S?] 27 4 days at Mrs Craigs 1 2 5 " Coach to Kissock & Petterdale 12 8 30 & 31 Hotels-Boat-carriage 1.16 On hand 3 2 9 10 10 0 0 CASH ACCOUNT. SEPTEMBER. Date Received. Paid [The amounts shown are likely in pounds, shillings and pence, though not explicitly so stated] Brot forward 3.2.9- white wool shawl 4.7 1st Furness Hotel 9. Belfast 13. 1. 5.3 2 Stewardess 1 Cab 1.5 [buggy?] [?] 4.8 not accounted for 3 1 1 doz H. SP.kff [pocket handkerchiefs] 5/11 5 11 1/2 " " " 7/11 3 11 1/2 4 Shamrock " 4/6 18 1" " 6/11 6 11 4. Drew of letter of credit 20. 6 3 Cab 6 5 Imperial Hotel Belfast 1 14 7 " penny stamps-19- 1 " Garva To & return 1 2 [?] &c- [?] 6 [G?] [Carney?] from Coleran & return 16 Blue Ribbon Band at G.C. 2 Photos and fees 2 8 Imperial Hotel 1 1 19 " B. to Dublin &c 3d class 13 10 Post cards & stamps 7 Tram cars 9 23.2.9 10.11 Brot forward 23.2.9. 10 1 8 12 12 yds Lace 8. black [?] 2.6 2 yds ruching1.5 Miss [?] 13 11 sell for present of knife 2 13 Russels Temp. Hotel 1 19 9 " R.R. 3d Class to Cork 13 9 2 Cabs 3-Luggage 10 3 10 14 Cab. 1- Exposition 1. pears-1-3 dinners-6.7 9 7 1/2 [?] 7.1/2 [?] 10.6 5.3 15.9 3 towels [?] 5.3 15 9 15 Grapes, pears, Coffee, guide &c 5 9 8-2.6-3. 16 R.R. -Yoreghal &c 13 6 14-2-1-4.6 17 Mrs Redley-Macroon &c 1 00 7 18 19 Glengariff &Killarny 2 4 11 19 Limerick Lace 8 6 Mother Abbess at Court 5 20 Lansdowne Arms Hotel 10 3 [Bagwad? ornaments] 4-Fas-3.10 21&22 Hotel .13-Car 12-sundries 7.10. 2 00 10 23.24 Lake Hotel 1.4 & R to Galway 1.2.6 2 6 6 25 Galway Hotel & to Clifdon 15 9 26 Clifdon Hotel & to Galway 1 5 11 17th Drew from Cork Bank 20. 43.2.9=26 15 9 Cash account September Date Received Paid [amounts are in pound/shilling/pence] Sept. Brot Forward 43.2.9= 26 15.9 27 Mac Hotel, Belfast 2. 9.5 28 In Belfast 18.1 29 3 Skirts & two handkerchiefs 4 night dresses 3 30 Robinson's & to Leamington 1 8.7 Oct 1 Rugby, Kenilworth 13. " 2 Hotel & Warwick Castle 10.2 " 3 Stratford Hotel & R.R. Oxford 1 2.4 " 4 Oxford Hotel & London 19.11 On Hand 5 5.6 43.2.9 43.2.9 Cash Account. October. Date Received Paid Oct. 5 Brot Forward 5.5.6 From Bank 20. On Hand- 25.5.6 Stamps & Postals 6. To 9 Hansom & Dresses 4 Sundries - 5.6 13 Setting two Cameos 10 " Onyx & Gold chain 12 14 For Cabs Exhibitions & Bus? 10.6 " Sundry to see Mrs Rose 1.6 15 1/4 ream paper & 25 envelopes 54 Cab to Mr. Bennocks 2 " Last of 2d Letter of Credit - 20 16 Waterloo House - Scotch Tweed Suit - 8 18.6 " French chip bonnet 1 1 17 2 tickets Leeds 1 10.11 " Cabs & Luggage 1.10 Haworth 6 Birmingham 9 15 23 B. to London 13 Helen Taylors Lecture 6.6 25-.5.6 CASH ACCOUNT. NOVEMBER. Date. Received. Paid. 8 stamps & stamped envelopes & [??hs] - 9.2 9 Miss Muller's reception 18. Cabs &c 10 - Mrs. Phillips - Board 11. 4.8 10 - Servants " 7. 6th - From Exchange - 41.3.0. 10 Bristol 10 - Luggage 12, Coach 3 = 1 5 12 Warrington 14 13 To Alderly Edge 6 16 To Liverpool 5 17 L. to New York 18 18 Stewardess 10 - [?] 4 14 Loan of Charlie 10 27 N.York to Rochester 2 CASH ACCOUNT. NOVEMBER. Date. Received. Paid Cash Account. December Date Received. Paid. On Hand 40. 1 Alpaca & linings 2.15 Stamps, wrapped .90 1 20. Dem & Chronicle .40 5 yds Lonsdale [?] .50 1 Car Tickets .50 Ammonia .20 Mrs. Donaldson .25 1 washing 2.65 Took from Bank 125 Fannie Dickinson 50.12 N. Y. Life Ins. Co. 40.64 3. RR. to Philadelphia 11.28 Luggage 1.40 Easton to Phila 2.05 Gloves 2.25 Adaline for umbrella 5. Loan to Louise 5. Phila to Wash - 5.35 Luggage & street cars 1.75 Gloves 1. 165.- 133.29 Cash Account. December Date. Received Paid Brot up 165. 133.39 4 Easton - Pa Lecture 40. Camphor Lotion & tooth lotion 1. Dentist at Phila 1. Diary book for/84 .70 Stamps, wrappers 2.61 Foreign stamps & Postals 2. 15 Mrs [Dunnning?]- new [?] 5. 21 Cong. records 1. American Exchange 17.45 2 ct Stamps 1. Woman's Tribune 1. Table waiter .25 Elevator boy .25 1.25 Door boy .25 Porters.50 [?] .50 Our Herald 1. The Inter Ocean 1. 3 Sister M for Miss Hunt 10. Little girl Nicholsons .50 Manicure nails, toes 4. Telegram answer to Mrs Dunning 1. On hand .54 222.45 222.45 "Olivia" - Emil E. Briggs Send M.M. Bowes Webster - Day Co - [?] [?] one of S.B.A. - Photos - Theodore Stanton 59 - rue - de - Chaillot Paris - France Clara [?] 220 - East 38th St - New York Miss [Ida] Gabrielle Greely Care Sisters of St. Mary West 45th Street New York Form No. 1. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. This company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS message only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following message. Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Messages, beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after sending the message. This is an UNREPEATED MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above. THOS. T. ECKERT, General Manager. NORVIN GREEN, President. NUMBER [46 ch?]. SENT BY [Dr.?] REC'D BY P CHECK.18DH. HP Received Dec 15 1883 [*336 424P*] Dated Leavenworth Ks 15 To. Susan B Anthony Riggs house [Washu?] A new girl baby come last night Annie & baby doing nicely. Your letter received with best love. DR Anthony 1883 Trip to Europe with Rachel Trip to Europe with Rachel 1883 1883 Want to see [?] up her [post????] 1883 Want to send [?] up her [post????] Care [?] Mellor Esqr. 3 Cleveland Row, St. James's S.W. Mr. Jacob Bright Knockando House Morayshire Stamps Orders for Lace May be sent to The Rev. Mother Abbess Poor Clare Convent, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Frank Flower- GEORGE BLOGG & CO JEWEL BROKERS & DEALERS IN PRECEIOUS STONES & PEARLS. 4, ALBEMARLE STREET. LONDON. W. VALUATIONS FOR PROBATE. where I purchased my watch chain. Fraulein Auguste Schmidt Nord Strasse No. 12 Leipzig, Sachsen Germany- [*?? Miss Sheldon - to ?? it is a g??? ???*] Franklin Auguste Schmidt Nord Strasse No. 12 Leipzig Sachsen Germany Given me by Miss Sheldon - to send history of W. S. to - it is a great school Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.