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Title: Page [18]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650118
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton Gen'l Hospital Washington D.C. Another pleasant day. Rather cold in the evening. Glorious news this morning confirming the capture of Fort Fisher and clearing the Harbor of Wilmington from the Army of the Potomac all is queit. from Sherman we hear cheering news. From [illegible] the same. Good news also that our Sister States Missouri, Maryland, and Tennesee have forever abolished slavery. [illegible] afternoon received a very good and true loving letter from Miss Judie Underdown my own betrotherd my kind Heaven watch over and bless my darling, in the evening wrote to Miss [Edgar] Gary of Rochester and addressed unillustrated paper to my [duchi], feel very well, very disagreeable change in our Mass having the same from of those who do nothing. ------------------------------- Wednesday, January 18. Another pleasant day, rather cold in the evening. Glorious news this morning confirming the capture of Fort Fisher and closing the harbor of Wilmington. From the Army of the Potomac all is quiet, from Sherman we hear cheering news, from Thomas the same good news also that our sister states Missouri, Maryland and Tennessee have forever abolished slavery. [13.] In the afternoon received a very good & true loving letter from Miss Judie Underdown, my own betrothed, may kind heaven watch over and bless my darling. In the evening wrote to Mrs. Edgar Grey of Rochester and addressed an illustrated paper to my Judie. Feel very well, very disagreeable change in our mess having the same fare as those who do nothing. Note: 13. Missouri abolished slavery on Jan.11,1865 ; Maryland on Nov.1,1864 ; Tennessee on Jan.14,1865. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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