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[[Venice]]

Dined this day with [[Mr. Murray]] at his
House; present his wife [[Lady Wentworth]]
His Sister & Brother in Law, [[Miss Fanny Murray]],
daughter to [[Mrs. Smith]] by a former husband
[[Mr. Hope]] of [[Rotterdam]], who arrived this morning
from [[Aix la Chapelle]] 900 Miles in 9 Days - &
two other Gentlemen whose names I could not
learn - [[Mr. Hope]] it seems made such dispatch
in order to accompany the Venetian Ambassador
to [[Constantinople]], being ready to go in a
Man of War in a few days; he intends to
travel thro' [through] [[Greece]] & great part of [[Asia]] -

[[Mr. Murray]] & the Ladies very conversable
entertain great opinions of Philad'a [Philadelphia] from the
Acct's [Accounts] w'ch [which] [[Mess'rs Shippen & Allen]] as well as [[Mr. West]] have given them of it -
~~as well as~~
The Ladies in a jocose way talk of making
a party to come over to Phil'a [[Philadelphia]] in ye [the] way of visit
to see the Country, w'ch [which] we promised when
they do to make a party to meet & conduct
them thither -

This night being the Eve of some
Saint day - The ~~grand~~ Canal was covered
ab't [about] 11 OClock at night with near 1000 Gondolas

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