Monday 11 June 1838

Ann has her cousin

Heavy rain between 6 and 7 - fair and fine at 7 55/60 at which hour Fahrenheit 66 1/2

Breakfast at 9 - Had Perrelet who brought Ann's new watch price 320/- and my old gold Obzendorf watch given me by my mother - paid him - he stood talking at our breakfast table - 50,000 of the national guard passed before the King yesterday - the King liked by the national guard - une homme de beaucoup de talent - de beaucoup du tact - the Duc of Orléans liked - much more than the Duc de Nemours who is très hautain: Orléans speaks affably to every one - Nemours scarcely speaks to any one - promised to go and see Perrelet père on my return

Had Mademoiselle Rosalie immediately after Perrelet for sometime before we had finished breakfast - then talked the matter over with Ann then wrote Hammersley as follows on one end of the power of attorney received 23? August last - 'Paris, Monday 11 June 1838. Gentlemen - I send you the power of attorney that I very inadvertently, when in London, omitted leaving with you, and beg you to note the interest due - I have ordered two hundred pounds to be paid to you which you have already received or will receive immediately and five hundred pounds more to be paid to you on the 16th. of next month - I shall therefore be much obliged to you to send me, as immediately as possible thirteen fifty pounds circulars, and two twenty-five pounds ditto to the care of your bankers at Bordeaux; or if you better not to risk so large a packet by the post, to send me a letter of credit to the amount of seven hundred pounds on Bordeaux, Tarbes, and Nimes - but I should prefer the circulars if you think it safe to send them - I leave Paris, for the Pyrenees, tomorrow, and shall be much obliged to you to direct, till you hear from me again, whatever letters maybe addressed to your care for Miss Walker or myself, to your banker at Bordeaux there to wait our arrival - I am gentlemen, your obedient servant A Lister'

At my letter as above and at accounts till 1 1/4 - dressed - Ann and I out in the carriage at 2 1/2 - left George at home and took only Lefevre the valet de place - Left the order for dinner at Rosset's - then to the Place de la Madeleine and put into the Post (not paid) my letter to 'Messrs. Hammersleys & co Bankers, Pall Mall, London' - then to Galignani's paid up 2 months more subscription + the 1 month before = 3 months = 30/- and ordered the paper to be sent on Wednesday morning and the 3 or 4 following days to Bordeaux poste restante bought Burke's Peerage and baronetage 58/- and bought a French pronouncing grammar - then to Esté's for 2 pair more shoes for Ann finding it 3 3/4 p.m. hurried off to the Bank (Ferrere Laffitte's) as the bank shuts at 4 - Exchange 25/40 and got for six circulars = £150 nos. numbers ............... then back to Esté's and paid her - then got Letter paper and Whity Crown and wafers at Wallerand's - then stopt a moment for the valet to tell Lepoix Rue des Capucines, shoemaker, that we went tomorrow - then drove into Rue Neuve du Luxembourg, and at five, Mrs. Heneage being out, left my card write 'Miss Lister' having bought blank cartes de visite at Wallerand's - then to Madame Figarol - Ann's belt ceinture did not aller avec la robe - Figarol had no ribband that would do better - off to the Passage des Panoramas for a better match - Ann bought muslin at La Belle Anglaise Rue de la paix and a pelerin 18 francs

Home at 6 1/2 - dinner at 7 20/60 having had Carré who instead of following me immediately, at 6 1/2, did not arrive till near 7 - Carré coiffeur rue St. Honoré number 335 bis - no time for dessert, in the salon, - the gaiter man brought gaiters, paid him - had Rosalie the femme de chambre then Madame Contant with pelerines &c. - she dressed me, and it was not till 10, the carriage having waited 1 1/2 hours + 1 that I did get off to Madame de Bourke's rue du Faubourg St. Honoré no. 53 - She will settle for me about Rosalie - Miss Gassie to go tomorrow to inquire her character - pour demander des renseignemens - tea - 2 gentlemen there who not long afterwards took their leave - home at 11 - fine day

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/21/0120 


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