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April 1816.
1. VI.
George returned
again to school this morning, after breakfast. I wrote to my brother, and brought my Journal up a
day or two nearer to the present time. Our Servant Pio, wishes to return to France, and
Mrs Adams said something to Mrs Tarbell
when she dined here about taking him— Last Evening I received a Letter
from Captain Stuart, proposing
to take him to Paris, paying his expences for his services, but not to
engage him afterwards— Pio is very anxious to go, but not without having
a place secured when there— I sent him this morning with a Letter to
Captain Stuart to ascertain his intentions— We had visits from Mrs King and
Mrs
Delafield, who came out with Coll:
Talmadge son of the member of Congress from Connecticut of that name. He has
been nearly two Months in London, and dined with us at Mr
Delafield’s; but met that same Evening with an accident,
spraining his foot, and has been almost constantly since confined— He
brought me a Letter of Recommendation from Mr Monroe— Mrs Adams had also a visit from Mrs Everett
and Mrs Tarbell, who are going immediately
to France— I walked to Ealing and Gunnersbury. Received by the Evening
Post a Letter from Mr J. A. Smith, enclosing a Notice that the
Queen will hold a Drawing-Room
at her house, next Thursday at two O’Clock— Also a Letter from A. Glennie, Son and Co:
enclosing at last a receipt from H. Lock for the Bill of Charges upon my
baggage from Russia— I read this Evening a few pages of Mr
Worcester’s third Letter to Mr
Channing.
