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Title: Page [23]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650123
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton Gen'l Hospital Washington D.C. A very disagreeable day raining continuously destroying the beautiful face of nature in its purity. War news also good today. Exciting times in Congress today. Also disturbance in Rebel Congress. at work as usual in the Office but little to do. Pay rolls received for signature. no letters received or written today. feel unwell, would like much to hear from home, received a paper annoucing death of my former teacher and friend Mr. Thomas [illegible]. ----------------------------- Monday, January 23. A very disagreeable day raining continuously, destroying the beautiful face of nature in its purity. War news also good today, exciting times in Congress, also disturbance in rebel congress. At work as usual in the office but little to do, pay rolls received for signature, no letters received or written today, feel unwell, would like very much to hear from home, received a paper announcing death of my former teacher and friend Mr. Thomas Kaufenoll. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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