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Title: Facing pages [154-155]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18640602-18640603
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Transcription: Started this morning at 2 AM from Harrisbergh arrived in [Elmira] at 11 AM [by] went to rest until 5 in the afternoon and had my wound dressed. Arrived in Rochester at 10 PM and at home twenty minutes after was greeted with much joy by my friends all are well. Mrs. Northup just returned from her journey feel very tired and unwell, but was so happy to be home. My [shoulder] is very painful, [liked] the [illegible] on the [illegible] very much a happy day tomorrow if I am [spared]. Could not sleep but little as my wound pained me much. In the morning was wakened by little [Georgie] and Alice coming into my room to kiss poor sick Henry. At nine started down to the hospital to get some [bandages] on the way was [stopped] many times by friends. Visited the office and was [cordially] welcomed by all. In the afternooon returned home to [rest my] wound was dressed by Mrs. N. In the evennning received calls of several friends among them. [I am] quite tired but cannot sleep. ------------------------------ June 2, Thursday. Started this morning at 2 am from Harrisburgh arrived in Elmira at 11 am. Lay over to rest until 5 in the afternoon and had my wound dressed, arrived in Rochester at 10 pm and at home twenty minutes after. Was greeted with much joy by my friends, all are well. Mrs. Northrup just returned from her journey. Feel very tired and unwell but was so happy to be home. My shoulder is very painful. Liked the scenery on the road very much, a happy day tomorrow if I am spared. June 3, Friday. Could not sleep but little as my wound pained me much, in the morning was awakened by little Georgie and Alice coming into my room to kiss poor sick Henry. At nine started down to the hospital to get some bandage, on the way was stopt many times by friends. Visited the office and was cordially welcomed by all. In the afternoon returned home to rest. My wound was dressed by Mrs. N. In the evening received calls of several friends among them O.M.L. – quite tired but cannot sleep. [At this point the diary stops for most of June and resumes on June 24.] Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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