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Title: Page [57]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650226
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. One of the most pleasant days of the year, warm and calm breezes, cloudy in the evening. War news very good. In the forenoon wrote long letter to my mother. In the evening took a walk and visited my friend Mr. Moon had a long chat with him, then returned and wrote a letter of 11 pages to my Betrothed, feel very well. no letters received. Today, Services in the evening in the 11 ward, Dr. [Illegible] as [Illegible] in Mr. Charmings absence. ------------------------------- Sunday, February 26. One of the most pleasant days of the year, warm and balmy breezes, lovely in the evening. War news very good. In the forenoon wrote long letter to my mother, in the evening took a walk and visited my friend Mr. Moon, had a long chat with him then returned and wrote a letter of 11 pages to my betrothed. Feel very well, no letters received today. Services in the evening in the 11 ward, Dr. Prince acting as Chaplain in Mr. Channing’s absence. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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