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a little pleasure they gave me。          Pray never let a steamer come without a 

token   from   both   of   you   。   。   。  With   love   to   Grandma   and   Uncle   Thomas�察�

believe     me�察   �with    more     love    than    ever   before�察    �ELIZABETH          D。 

BANCROFT 



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         LETTER�此                     �To W。D。B。 and A。B。 

          LONDON�察�November 3�察�1846 



     。   。   。   This   day�察  �at   five�察  �your   father   had   his   first   interview   with   Lord 

Palmerston�察�who will acquaint the Queen with his arrival�察�and after she has 

received him we shall leave our cards upon all the ministers and CORPS 

DIPLOMATIQUE。 

       November 4th 

       Your father had a most agreeable dinner at Lord Holland's。             He met 

there   Lord   and   Lady   Palmerston�察  �Lord   Morpeth�察  �Lord   de   Mauley�察  �Mr。 

Harcourt�察    �a  son  of  the  Archbishop     of  York�察  �etc。  He    took   out  Lady 

Holland   and   Lord   Morpeth�察  �Lady   Palmerston�察  �the   only   ladies   present。 

Holland House is surrounded by 200 acres in the midst of the western part 

of London�察�or rather Kensington。          Lord Holland has no children�察�and the 

family dies with him。       They dined in the room in which Addison died。 

    To´day�察  �to   my   surprise�察  �came   Lady   Palmerston�察  �which   was   a   great 

courtesy�察�as it was my place to make the first visit。           She is the sister of 

Lord Melbourne。        Lord de Mauley has also been here。 。 。 。 To´day I have 

been driving through some of the best streets in London�察�and my ideas of 

its   extent   and   magnificence      are  rising   fast。  The   houses    are   more 

picturesque than ours�察�and some of them most noble。               The vastness of a 

great capital like this cannot burst upon one at once。           Its effect increases 

daily。   The extent of the Park�察�surrounded by mansions which look�察�some 

of them�察�like a whole history in themselves�察�has to´day quite dazzled my 

imagination。 

       November 5th 

       This   morning�察  �Thursday�察  �came   an   invitation   to   dine   with   Lord   and 

Lady Palmerston on Saturday。          Sir George Grey�察�another of the ministers�察�

came to see us to´day and Lord Mahon。             Your father and I have been all 

the   morning   looking   at   houses�察  �and   have   nearly   concluded   upon   one   in 

Eaton Square。      We find a hotel very expensive�察�and not very comfortable 

for us�察 �as   your   father  is very  restive  without   his   books   about him。  Mr。 



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Harcourt also came to see us to´ day。           I mention as many of the names of 

our    visitors  as  I  can   recollect�察  �as  it  will  give  you   some    idea   of  the 

composition   of   English   society   。   。   。 This   moment   a   large   card   in   an 

envelope has been brought me�察�which runs thus�此                �The Lord Steward has 

received   Her   Majesty's   commands   to   invite   Mr。   Bancroft   to   dinner   at 

Windsor      Castle   on   Thursday�察   �12th   November�察     �to  remain    until  Friday�察�

13th。;     I am glad he will dine there before me�察�that he may tell me the 

order of performances。 

       Friday�察�November 6th 

       。 。 。 We   had to´day a   delightful visit from Rogers�察 �the Poet�察�who   is 

now quite old�察�but with a most interesting countenance。                  He was full of 

cordiality�察�and�察�at parting�察�as he took my hand�察�said�此              �Our acquaintance 

must become friendship。;          Mr。 Harcourt came again and sat an hour with 

us�察  �and    has   introduced    your    father   at  the  Traveller's    Club    and   the 

Athenaeum   Club。         To´night   came   my   new   lady's   maid�察  �Russell。      She 

dresses hair beautifully�察�but is rather too great a person to suit my fancy。 

       Sunday Evening�察�November 8th 

       On Friday evening we met at Mrs。 Wormeley's a cosy little knot of 

Americans。       The Dexters were staying there and there were Mr。 and Mrs。 

Atkinson and Miss Pratt�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Aspinwall�察�Mr。 and Miss Jay�察�Mr。 

and Mrs。 Putnam�察�Mr。 Colman�察�Mr。 Pickering�察�etc。 

       Wednesday Evening 

       On Monday we came to our HOME�察�preferring it to the hotel�察�though 

it is not yet in order for our reception�察�and we have not yet all our servants。 

Last   evening   we   dined   with   Lord   Morpeth   at   his   father's   house。    His 

family are all out of town�察�but he remains because of his ministerial duties。 

Lord Morpeth took me   out and I   sat between him  and Sir George   Grey。 

Your     father  took    out  Lady    Theresa     Lewis�察  �who    is  a  sister   of  Lord 

Clarendon。      She was full of intelligence and I like her extremely。             Baron 

and   Lady  Parke   ��a  distinguished   judge���察  �Lady  Morgan�察  �Mr。   Mackintosh�察�

Dr。    and   Mrs。   Holland     ��Sidney    Smith's    daughter���察   �and   Mr。   and   Mrs。 

Franklin Dexter�察�with several others were the party。 

     During dinner one gentleman was so very agreeable that I wondered 

who he could be�察�but as Lord Palmerston had told me that Mr。 Macaulay 



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was     in  Edinburgh�察     �I  did  not   think   of   him。    After    the   ladies   left  the 

gentlemen�察  �my   first   question   to   Mrs。   Holland   was   the   name   of   her   next 

neighbor。      ;Why�察�Mr。 Macaulay�察─�was her answer�察�and I was pleased not 

to   have   been   disappointed   in   a   person   of   whom   I   had   heard   so   much。 

When the gentlemen came in I was introduced to him and talked to him 

and heard him talk not a little。 

     These persons all came the next day to see us�察�which gave rise to fresh 

invitations。 

     This    morning      we   have    been    driving    round    to  leave    cards   on   the 

CORPS   DIPLOMATIQUE�察  �and   Mr。   Harcourt   has   taken   me   all   over   the 

Athenaeum Club´house�察�a superb establishment。                      They have given your 

father an invitation to the Club�察�a privilege which is sometimes sought for 

years�察  �Mr。   Harcourt   says。   。   。   。 Have   I   not   needed   all   my   energies�拭  �We 

have been here just a fortnight�察�and I came so ill that I could hardly walk。 

We are now at housekeeping�察�and I am in the full career in London society。 

They told me I should see no one until spring�察�but you see we dine out or 

go out in the evening almost every day。 。 。 。               For the gratification of S。D。 

or Aunt I。�察�who may wonder how I get along in dress matters�察�going out as 

I did in my plain black dress�察�I will tell you that Mrs。 Murray�察�the Queen's 

dressmaker�察      �made     me�察  �as  soon    as  I  found    these    calls  and   invitations 

pouring      in�察 �two   dresses。     One     of  black    velvet�察  �very    low�察  �with   short 

sleeves�察�and another of very rich black watered silk�察�with drapery of black 

tulle   on   the   corsage   and   sleeves。   。   。   。 I   have   fitted   myself   with   several 

pretty little head´dresses�察�some in silver�察�some with plumes�察�but all white�察�

and I find my velvet and silk suit all occasions。               I do not like dining with 

bare arms and neck�察�but I must。 

       Tuesday�察�November 17th 

       Last   evening   we   passed   at   the   Earl   of Auckland's�察  �the   head   of   the 

Admiralty。       The   party   was   at   the Admiralty�察  �where   there   is   a   beautiful 

residence for the first lord。 。 。 。        I had a long talk with Lord Morpeth last 

evening   about   Mr。   Sumner�察  �and   told   him   of   his   nomination。         He   has   a 

strong regard for him。 。 。 。         Not a moment have I had to a London ;lion。; 

I   have   driven   past   Westminster�察  �but   have   not   been   in   it。    I   have   seen 

nothing of London but what came in my way in returning visits。 



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        LETTER�此                     �To I。P。D。 LONDON�察�

                      November 17�察�1846 



    My   dear   Uncle�此    �I   cannot   help   refreshing   the   remembrance   of   me 

with   you   and   dear   Aunty   by   addressing   a   separate   letter   to   you。   。   。   。 

Yesterday we hailed with delight our letters from home。 。 。 。             One feels in 

a   foreign   land   the   absence   of   common   sympathies   and   interests�察  �which 

always surround us in any part of our own country。 And yet nothing can 

exceed the kindness with which we have been received here。 

     Last evening I went to my first great English dinner and it was a most 

agreeable one。 。 。 。      It seems a little odd to a republican woman to find 

herself in right of her country taking precedence of marchionesses�察�but one 

soon   gets   used   to   all   things。 We   sat   down   to   dinner   at   eight   and   got 

through about ten。       When the ladies rose�察�I found I was expected to go 

first。   After dinner other guests were invited and to the first person who 

came in�察�about half´past ten�察�Lady Palmerston said�此              �Oh�察�thank you for 

coming so early。;       This was Lady Tankerville of the old French family of 

de Grammont and niece to Prince Polignac。             The next was Lady Emily de 

Burgh�察�the daughter of the Marchioness of Clanricarde�察�a beautiful girl of 

seventeen。     She is very lovely�察�wears a Grecian braid round her head like 

a coronet�察�and always sits by her mother�察�which would not suit our yo
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