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Title: Facing pages [308-309]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18641103-18641104
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Transcription: Up early this morning. left Washington on the 6:30 train arrived in Baltimore at 9. [inelligible] Baltimore our train met with an accident which was night a fatal one as the areas were well loaded. ran into a car left standing upon the track smashing up engine and tender but hurting no one. left Baltimore at 9 1/2 had to ride upon the top of the car. arrived in [Harrisburgh?] at 12 p.m. in W[inelligible] at 7pm and in [Elmia?] at 12 am. stopped at Soldiers home, and rewrote a short letter to Judie, hope soon to see her, long for the time. Left [Elmia?] at 6 1/2 am. Arrived in [inelligible] at 7. had for a companion a strong minded Lady all the way to Rochester where we arrived by 1 P.M. went direct to the office, was greeted by all hands, found my vote had been changed feel like saying something strong. afterwards went home. visited a little and stayed all night at Miss Clarke's. happy to find all so well. --------------------------------- November 3, Thursday. Up early this morning, left Washington on the 6:30 train, arrived in Baltimore at 9. Near Baltimore our train met with an accident which was a nigh fatal one as the cars were well loaded, ran into a car left standing upon the track, smashing up engine and tender but hurting no one. Left Baltimore at 9½ had to ride upon the top of the car, arrived in Harrisburg at 2 pm, in Williamsport at 7 pm and in Elmira at 12 am. Stopped at Soldiers Home and wrote a short letter to Judie, hope soon to see her, long for the time. November 4, Friday. Left Elmira at 6½ am. Arrived in Corning at 7,had for a companion a strong minded lady, sll the way to Rochester where we arrived by 1 pm. Went direct to the office, was greeted by all hands, found my vote had been changed, feel like saying something strong, afterwards went home, visited a little and stayed all night at Mrs. Clark’s, happy to find all so well. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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