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Title: Page [10]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650110
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Transcription: [written above date]: Stanton General Hospital, Washington D.C. A very disagreeable day. Rain falling in torrents since late last evening until 5 oclock p.m. today, war news this morning very meagre scarcely no work in the Office to do, busied myself by reading several interesting scientific articles in Leittler Living age, also by copying into my scrapbook, one mans secret to state to the mustered out of service, envied him, but well wait any turn, no letter received today quite strange, have been thinking over my past life and forming some new resolutions, and [doart] on them at once, in the evening wrote another page to my Thursday letter to J.W. am feeling quite well but rather dull, also commenced reading a work called Hopes and Fears, a very good story, the Board of Examiners for 1st Corps assembled here again today, examination of 4 applicants. A naval question, "if a boatswains marries, does his wife become a boatswains mate?" ------------------------------- Tuesday, January 10. A very disagreeable day, rain falling in torrents since late last evening until 5 o’clock pm today. War news this morning very meagre, scarcely no work in the office to do, busied myself by reading several interesting scientific articles in Littel’s Living Age also by copying into my scrapbook. One man sent to state to be mustered out of service, envied him, but will wait my turn. No letter received today, quite strange, have been thinking of my past life and forming some new resolutions and to act on them at once. In the evening wrote another page to my Thursday letter to J.U., am feeling quite well but rather dull also commenced reading a work called ‘Hope and Fears’ a very good story. The board of examiners for 1st Corps assembled here again today, examination of 4 applicants. A naval question: If a Boatswain marries does his wife become a boatswain’s mate? [8.] Note: 8. Littels Living Age was an American general magazine which included selections from various sources and genres from 1844 to 1941. Hopes and Fears or Scenes from the Life of a Spinster was written by Charlotte Mary Yonge (Aug. 1823- May 1901, an English novelist. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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