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No one from Irving Place came by the house today, so he may have to go there tomorrow morning on his way down town; Price went to Brentwood, to stay until Saturday; Walker said that he [Price] had been to see his doctor, who told him it would be all right for him to go to B[rentwood]; thinks that if Price cannot go to the Foundry because of his recent surgery. then the R[ail] R[oad] ride cannot be good for him; would not have planned on such a large dinner if he had known that Price would not be there; told Walker that, since he is head if the house in her abscence, he would appreciate being told of such intended movements; wrote to Mr. Geo[rge] B. Cummings after T[tea]; he says that they will be in Saratoga, New York until 15 [Sept].; Mr. S.R. Graves, M[ember of] P[arliament] for Liverpool; is at that house [with Mr. Cummings?]; would like to visit him, but is too busy; (8 September) Mytton came in from Hastings just as he was finishing breakfast; encloses Mytton's letter to her [not present]; he is supposed to escort a young lady of C.S. to Morristown, [N.J.?]; met Aunt Elizabeth and Mary in the street on the way to their house; returned their keys to them; encloses two letters from Uncle Brodie and Sue [neither are present]; Frank [Ludlow, Harriet's husband] needs more fence rods, and wants to order them from England because the price is lower; the enclosed copy of his letter to Frank will explain the rest [not present]. 4pp ALS