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Wednesday Dec 11th 1861.
Today has been bright & busy with me -- at ten the children went down town with their bagbig? big brother. returned late full of presents from Cousin? Bracket Badger -- Books and blocks -- Miss Mather called to ask for money to get up a festival for the soldiers -- I gave her two dollars -- Mrs Wilder Mrs. Bentley & Daisy -- Misses Forsyth,s Mrs Gurnee? & Mrs W. R. Arthur also Sister Licinia Aunt Lizzie & Florence all called to see me to day -- Mr Wastell? I have sent to see Mrs Gurnee? about Dancing school -- and also to supper -- Mr Badger going to Tremont Hotel to the Unitarian Sociable -- Ada still with Fever -- I am anxious about her --