(seq. 10)

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[March 154]

"It is here in the home
that most men & all
women's chiefest duties lie."

After dinner called on
Mrs. Pendleton, who said
she call in her Carriage
(the one made expressly for
President Pierce) & take us
["X" in the left margin]
to the President's, on Tuesday
A.M.

Called also at Gerrit
Smith's & spent the evening
had a delightful conversa-
tion. Mrs. Smith is a
most splendid woman,
plays beautifully on the Piano
& sings most sweetly. I was
charmed with her, Several
gents came in, Dr. Brittain
of N. York among them, a circle
was formed, & Mrs. Smith sang
& played to [woo?] the spirits -
but all in vain - nothing
wonderful manifested.

Mrs. Smith said he wished
to share with us in the pecu-
niary loss of our meeting & in-
sisted on my accepting a Bill
which I afterward learned to

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[March 154]

["X" in the left margin}
be a $20, Bank note,
Expressed himself very glad
that Mrs. R. had come to
Washington. Gov. Talmadge
of Wisconsin accompanied us
to the St. Charles _ The wind
has blown very hard all day,
& the air been very cold, ice
was found quite thick in the A. M.

March, 27.

Weather moderated but still
cold, After walking about two
miles, visiting fine printing office
the Bill Printer, & Bill Poster, I
returned & with Mrs. R. visited
the Patent Office, the most
["X" in the left margin]
remarkable curiosities there
were the Sword, Cane, the
Coat, vest, breeches of Gen.
Washington worn at the time he
resigned his Commission, his
Camp Chest - with its appur-
tenances - Tea Pot, Coffee Urn,
Pepper dish, Salt _ tea chest, Grid
Iron, tin kettles for cooking [tea?],
also the writing desk used by
him during all his Campaigns -
there too was a bit of the old
tent cloth - ragged & dirty