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18640521-18640522
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Mr. S.D. [Porter] [called] to see me today he was my former S.G. Teacher he loaned me two dolls. Very [kind] was much pleased to see him, as he is from Rochester. [blank] ------------------------------ May 21, Saturday. Mr. S.D. Porter called to see me. He was my S.S. teacher. He loaned me two dols – very kind, was much pleased to see him as he is from Rochester. [11.] Note: 11. Samuel Drummond Porter (1808-1881) was the father of Sam Porter, Captain, Co. F 108th NY who was wounded in the Wilderness. Porter Sr. Got a pass to find his son in Fredericksburg on May 13 and must have accompanied him to Washington. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.

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Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1864
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UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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Henry O. Nightingale diaries

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