- Ruggles Benjamin
- Doddridge Philip
- M’Kennon T. M.
- Hanna Robert
- Two others
- Vinton Samuel F.
- Ewing Thomas
- Ingersoll Ralph I.
- Brodhead John C
- Lent James
- Bates James
- Kerr John Leeds
- Jenifer Daniel
Finished the version of the 49th. Psalm, and
began that of the 50th—both admirable
compositions—beautiful Poems—Sublime Lyrics, and in my translations
mortifying failures— I cannot write in sickness as in health— In
versifying an Ode like the 49th. or the
50th. Psalm, one should be inspired like
those who wrote them— I received Morning visits from several members of
Congress, and as there was Snow on the ground, and my Cough is growing
daily worse and worse I rode out to return visits—Called at the lodgings
of Mr
Johnston of Louisiana, Mr Clay and General Pitcher, neither of whom
was at home— I found General
Chambers the Senator from Maryland at his lodgings—and
Mr
William Biddle Shepard, a member of the House from
North-Carolina— Mr White of Florida was also there— At Gadsbys I found Mr, Mrs and
Miss Silsbee. Mr Krehmer came in while I was
there— I had sent to him with a request that he would forward it a
Letter from Mr Middleton, to Count Cancrin the Russian Minister of the Interior— It
contains the enquiries respecting the employment of Platina by the
Russian Government for coin, which Mr
Middleton had at my solicitation promised to make.— Mr Krehmer told me he had received, and would
forward it by the first Packet for Liverpool— Mr Silsbee last Spring made some enquiries of me, concerning
the character and family of Mr Krehmer,
intimating that he was paying his addresses to Miss Silsbee— Since then
it has been reported that a schism had taken place. 319There was a movement of perceptible reserve this day on
the part of Miss Silsbee when Krehmer came in— But none on the part of
the father and mother— So I concluded it was the redintegratio amoris
that was coming on— I wrote this day to Miss Eliza S. Quincy to thank her for her two Landscape
drawings of my fathers birthplace
and mine, and of his last Residence and now mine at Quincy.