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Title: Page [19]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650119
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton Gen'l Hospital Washington D.C. Another beautiful day, rather cold in the morning. at work as usual in the office, considerable to do. War news very good from all quarters in the forenoon wrote off a [illegible] composed by Edmond J. Brookings subject- "Still Alive" as a nation and a people, in the afternoon attended class in Mathematics, also received two letters one from an old school mate and friend, Miss [illegible] B. Hedges and another from my little friend Thomas Cornell of Rochester feel very well. No news directly from home except in letter from Miss Hedges she reports all well. In the evening wrote long letter to my Betrothed, man shot tonight by a man belonging to this Hospital at a drunken [illegible] the Hospital. ------------------------------ Thursday, January 19. Another beautiful day, rather cold in the morning. In the forenoon wrote off a theme composed by Edmond J.Brookings, subject “still alive” as a nation & a people – in the afternoon attended a class in mathematics, and received two letters, one from an old schoolmate and friend Miss Libbie B. Hedges and another from my little friend Thomas Cornell of Rochester, feel very well, no news directly from home except in the letter from Miss Hedges, she reports all well. In the evening wrote long letter to my betrothed. Man shot tonight by a man belonging to the hospital at a drunken row near the hospital. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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