Hatchford. I came here on Monday, and the day was so warm and beautiful (after three cold and wet ones), that my mother went out in her chair for the first time for many months.
There are accounts of fresh successes of the Northerners, and they are so elated that they are not only persuaded that the rebellion is crushed, but are beginning to consider how they will deal with the 'Rebels,' whenever they fall into their hands.
A splendid act of munificence has been done by the American merchant, Mr. Peabody, who has given 150,000l. into the hands of trustees for the amelioration of the condition of the poor of London, and the only stipulations he has attached to the gift are that the money is to be employed without reference to the religious creed or political bias of the recipients, and in a manner the best adapted for their social and moral improvement. Mr. Peabody has already founded two magnificent institutions of a literary character, I believe, at Baltimore, and in some other town of America.
SOURCE: Alice Countess of Stratford, Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville: 1861-1872, p. 33
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George Peabody (1795–1869), American merchant, banker, and philanthropist, who in March 1862 donated £150,000 to establish a fund for the relief and housing of London's poor.
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