[New York City—Saturday, 6 January 1866]
Saturday. At home with J. until time for dinner at Mr Blodgett’s where Botina with her sweet kind manner & a few others came to meet us. Mr B. owns a real Rosa Bonheur, Fichel, Couture, Meissonier, Bouguereau, Merle, Boughton, Church, Kensett, Durand, besides many other fine pictures.
