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Wore his new black dress coat yesterday for Easter Sunday; sat with Mrs. Howson, as Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson had guests with them at church; Elizabeth was very upset by Dr. McNeill's sermon, in which he said people who went to events like the Holyoke Races are sons and daughters of the Devil; took a long walk last night and almost got locked inside Princes' Park; slept very well that night; the weather has been warm and the trees are blooming; copied the inscriptions from the tombstone on Harriet [Van Ness Maury] and their mother's grave; plans to copy the inscription on the tablet inside the church, too; saw Peter Ewart and his sons, who look like their father; wrote to Rob[er]t Leech to tell him when he was going to back to New York and when he would be in London; called on Mr. Rodewald, who said that France and England may intervene in American affairs if the war does not end soon; Mr. Rodewald still has a lot of cotton; heard that Island No. 10 has been surrendered; also heard that Federal Congress passed the Tax Bill; they are all having tea at the Hagarty's next Thursday; Elizabeth Blold is going to a concert tomorrow evening; Mr. Weed left hm a not about the fighting at Pittsburg, Tenn[essee]; was dismayed that so many were killed, and was relieved to find out later that the numbers were wrong; expects the North to attack New O[rleans] soon; hopes the Europeans will now admit that Americans can fight as well as Europeans although he is upset by the number of men killed; (22 April) encloses a letter from Mr. Rodewald for her and Matthew to read [not present]; does not think Rutson will make it to Alabama; supposes that Tobin is now at sea [on his way to China]; wishes him well; Fontaine has gone back to work; news of friends. 9 pp ALS