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Title: Page [27]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650127
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton Gen'l Hospital Washington D.C. Another cold blustering day. Goodskating on the [Polirmac] have an invitation to go this evening. Shall accept, at work as usual in the Office. War news good but rather meager, No news from home or anybody. This evening our Debating Club assembled and proceeded debate on the Question. Resolved that Slavery should be abolished, took first were the affirmative Debate good and quite exciting, decided for the Affirmation, after. Debate - went with two gentleman friends and three ladies to the [illegible] forced the skating splendid grand times, and one or two tumbled down. ------------------------------- Friday, January 27. Another cold blustering day, good skating on the Potomac, have an invitation to go this evening, shall accept. At work as usual in the office, war news good but rather meagre, no news from home or anybody. This evening our debating club assembled and proceeded to debate on the question resolved that slavery should be abolished, took first on the affirmative. Debate good and quite exciting, decided for the affirmative. After debate went with two gentlemen friends and three ladies to the Potomac, found the skating splendid, grand times and one or two tumbles down. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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