Friday, February 25, 2011

29Jul1879, Choate Over the Moon

LONDON, July 29th–August 3rd, 1879.
—Had a famous successful dinner last week, of W. E. G.'s, Eddys, Mr. Herschell [FN: Afterwards Lord Chancellor Herschell.], Bright and his daughter, to meet certain agreeable Yankee Choates,[FN: No doubt the same Mr. Choate who was afterwards American Ambassador.] who were over the moon.

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