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Distances and time by railroad from New York [ii]

Population of the United States for 1860 [iv]

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Title: Page [128]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650512
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Transcription: Shower in the morning warm and pleasant. At work. Surrender of [Illegible] Layton and his army. Other news meagre. Received a letter from Mrs. E. [Illegible] and wrote one to my mother. Feel very well [Illegible]. --------------------------- Friday, May 12. A beautiful sunny day. Surrender of Lt. Gen. Dick Taylor and his whole army. Very interesting news from England, showing the feeling and sympathy in that and other nations for President’s loss. Received good though short letter from my friend Miss Gertie t. Orange NJ. Procured a pass to get to Alexandria and train for Seminary. Printed 2 boxes of cards & 150 orders for ice also set its type for a larger inventory of hospital for July. In the evening commenced a ltter in answer to Miss Gertie T., Orange NJ. Feel very well. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: Henry O. Nightingale diaries

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