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assumption and pretension of manner�察�which the highest class here�察�whose 

claims are always allowed by all about them�察�are never tempted to put on。 

From  this   results   an   extreme   simplicity  of   manner�察  �like   that   of   a   family 

circle among us。 

     What I have said�察�however�察�applies less to the South than to the large 

cities of the North�察�with which I am most familiar at home。                     I hope our 

memory will not be completely effaced in Washington�察�for we cling to our 

friends   there   with   strong   interest。    Present   my   respectful   regards   to   the 

President�察�and my love to Mrs。 Walker and Miss Rucker。                     To the Masons 

also�察�and our old colleagues all�察�and pray lay your royal commands upon 

somebody to write me。           I long to know what is going on in Washington。 

The Pleasantons promised to do so�察�and Annie Payne�察�to whom and to Mrs。 

Madison   give   also   my   best   love。      Believe   me   yours   with   the   highest 

regard。 

     E。D。 BANCROFT。 



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                  LETTER�此                       �2 December 



     Yesterday we dined at the Prussian Minister's�察�Chevalier Bunsen's。 He 

met   your   father   in   Rome   twenty   years   since�察  �and   has   received   us   with 

great   enthusiasm。      Yesterday   at   dinner   he   actually   rose   in   his   seat   and 

made quite a speech welcoming him to England as historian�察�old friend�察�

etc。�察�and ended by offering his health�察�which your father replied to shortly�察�

in   a   few   words。  Imagine   such   an   outbreak   upon   routine   at   a   dinner   in 

England�      �Nobody   could   have   done   it   but   one   of   German   blood�察  �but   I 

dare say the Everetts�察�who know him�察�could imagine it all。 



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

          LONDON�察�December 19��1846 



     My dear Sons�此       � 。 。 Yesterday we dined at Macready's and met quite a 

new�察�and to us�察�a most agreeable circle。            There was Carlyle�察�who talked 

all dinner´time in his broad Scotch�察�in the most inimitable way。               He is full 

of   wit�察  �and   happened   to   get   upon   James   I。�察  �upon   which   topic   he   was 

superb。     Then there was Babbage�察�the great mathematician�察�Fonblanc�察�the 

editor   of   the   EXAMINER�察  �etc。�察  �etc。     The   day   before   we   dined   at   Mr。 

Frederick Elliott's with a small party of eight�察�of which Lady Morgan was 

one�察  �and   also   a   brother   of   Lord   Normanby's�察  �whom   I   liked   very   much。 

Lady  Morgan�察  �who   had   not   hitherto   much   pleased   me�察  �came   out   in   this 

small   circle   with   all   her   Irish   wit   and   humor�察  �and   gave   me   quite   new 

notions   of   her   talent。   She   made   me   laugh   till   I   cried。 On   Saturday   we 

dined at Sir Roderick Murchison's�察�the President of the Geological Society�察�

very great in the scientific way。 

     We have struck up a great friendship with Miss Murray�察�the Queen's 

Maid of Honor�察�who paid me a visit of three hours to´day�察�in the midst of 

which came in Colonel Estcourt�察�whom I was delighted to see�察�as you may 

suppose。      Miss Murray is to me a very interesting person�察�though a great 

talker�察  �a   convenient   fault   to   a   stranger。   She   is   connected   with   half   the 

noble families in England�察�is the grand´daughter of the Duchess of Athol�察�

who governed the Isle of Man as a queen�察�and the descendant of Scott's 

Countess of Derby。         Though sprung of   such Tory blood�察 �and a maid   of 

honor�察�she thinks freely upon all subjects。          Religion�察�politics�察�and persons�察�

she decides upon for herself�察�and has as many benevolent schemes as old 

Madam Jackson。 

     I returned the visit of Mr。 and Mrs。 Leslie�察�the painter�察�this week�察�and 

saw the picture he is now painting for the Vice´Chancellor。                It is a sketch 

of children�察�a boy driving his two little sisters as horses。           One of the little 

girls is very like Susie�察�her size�察�hair�察�and complexion。             How I longed to 

be rich enough to order a copy�察�but his pictures cost a fortune。             I paid also 



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a visit this week to the Duchess of Inverness�察�whom I found in the prettiest�察�

cosiest morning boudoir looking onto the gardens of the Palace。        In short�察�

I do�察�or see�察�every hour�察�something that if I were a traveller only�察�I could 

make quite a story of。 



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

             LONDON�察�January 1�察�1847 



     My   dear   Sons�此    �   。   。 I   wrote   my   last   sheet   on   the   19th   and   your 

father went on that day to Cambridge to be present at the tri´ centennial 

celebration     of   Trinity   College    。  。  。  He  went   also   the  day   after   the 

anniversary�察�which was on our 22nd December�察�to Ely�察�with Peacock�察�the 

great    mathematician�察     �who    is  Dean   of  Ely�察  �to  see  the   great  cathedral 

there 。 。 。 While he was at Cambridge I passed the evening of the 22nd at 

Lady   Morgan's�察  �who   happened   to   have   a   most   agreeable   set   。   。   。   Lady 

Morgan's reunions are entertaining to me because they are collections of 

lions�察�but they are not strictly and exclusively fashionable。              They remind 

me   in   their   composition   from   various   circles   of   Mrs。   Otis's   parties   in 

Boston。      We     have    in   this  respect    an   advantage     over   the   English 

themselves�察�as in our position we see a great variety of cliques。 

     For instance�察�last evening�察�the 31st�察�I took Louisa�察�at half´past seven�察�to 

the   house   of   Mr。   Hawes�察  �an   under   Secretary  of   State�察  �to   see   a   beautiful 

children's masque。        It was an impersonation of the ;Old Year; dressed a 

little like   LEAR   with   snowy  hair   and   draperies。  OLD YEAR   played   his 

part inimitably�察�at times with great pathos�察�and then introducing witty hits 

at all the doings of his reign�察�such as exploding cotton�察�the new planet�察�a 

subject which he put at rest as ;FAR BEYOND OUR REACH�察─�etc。�察�etc。 

He then introduced one by one the children of all ages as ;Days; of the 

coming year。       There was TWELFTH   DAY�察�crowned as Queen with her 

cake    in  her   hands�察  �there   was   CHRISTMAS�察         �covered    with   holly   and 

mistletoe�察�there was APRIL FOOL'S DAY�察�dressed as Harlequin�察�there was�察�

above all�察�SHROVE TUESDAY�察�with her frying´pan of pancakes�察�dressed 

as   a   little   cook�察  �there   was   a   charming   boy  of   fourteen or   fifteen�察  �as   ST。 

VALENTINE'S DAY with his packet of valentines addressed to the young 

ladies present�察�there was the 5TH OF NOVEMBER�察�full of wit and fun�察�

etc。�察�the longest day�察�an elder brother�察�of William's height�察�with a cap of 

three   or   four   feet   high�察  �and   his   little   sister   of   five�察  �as   the   shortest   day。 



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This was all arranged to music and each made little speeches�察�introducing 

themselves。       The OLD YEAR�察�after introducing his successors�察�and after 

much pathos�察�is ;going�察�goinggone�察─�and falls covered with his drapery�察�

upon removing which�察�instead of the lifeless body of the OLD YEAR�察�is 

discovered a sweet little flower´ crowned girl of five or six�察�as the NEW 

YEAR。        It   was   charming�察  �and   I   was   so   pleased   that�察  �instead   of   taking 

Louisa away at nine o'clock as I intended�察�I left her to see ;Sir Roger de 

Coverly�察─�in the dress of his time。 

     Last night at Mr。 Putnam's�察�I met William and Mary Howitt�察�and some 

of   the   lesser   lights。  I   have   put   down   my   pen   to   answer   a   note�察  �just 

brought      in�察 �to   dine   next    Thursday     with    the   Dowager      Countess      of 

Charleville�察�where we were last week�察�in the evening。                  She is eighty´four 

��tell this to Grandmamma�� and likes still to surround herself with BEAUX 

and BELLES ESPRITS�察�and as her son and daughter reside with her�察�this 

is still easy 。 。 。 The old lady talks French as fast as possible�察�and troubles 

me somewhat by talking it to me�察�forgetting that a foreign minister's wife 

can talk English 。 。 。 Your father likes to be here。              He has copying going 

on in the State Paper Office and British Museum�察�and his heart is full of 

manuscripts。       It   is   the   first   thought�察  �I   believe�察  �whoever   he   sees�察  �what 

papers are in their family。         He makes great interest with even the ladies 

sometimes   for   this   purpose。       Upon   the   whole�察  �I   love   my   own   country 

better than ever�察�but whether I shall not miss�察�upon my return�察�some things 

to   which   I   am   gradually   getting   accustomed�察  �I   have   yet   to   learn。   The 

gratification   of   mixing   constantly   with   those   foremost   in   the   world   for 

rank�察�science�察�literature�察�or all which adorns society is great�察�but there is a 

certain    yearning     toward    those   whose     habits�察  �education�察   �and   modes     of 

thought are the same as our own�察�which I never can get over。                     In the full 

tide    of  conversation     I  often   stop   and   think�察  �I  may   unconsciously   be 

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