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18641010-18641011
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Another cold but pleasant day. Applied for furlough which however I did not succeed in getting, helped clean windows of our Ward. Received good cheerful letter from my Judie. Am very thankful she is well, no news from home, feel unwell, but am satisfied in regard to my furlough. Very pleasant day out on a [illegible] visited a friend H. Sperry at the Hospital. Also visited Dr. Munson the elective for Pennsylvania and Ohio comes off today. In the evening wrote letter to Judie no news from home. -------------------------------- October 10, Monday. Another cold but pleasant day, applied for furlough, which, however, I did not succeed in getting. Helped clean windows of our ward, received good cheerful letter from my Judie, am very thankful that she is well. No news from home, feel unwell but am satisfied in regard to my furlough. October 11, Tuesday. Very pleasant day, out on a pass. Visited a friend H. Sperry at the Capitol, also visited Dr. Munson. The election for Pennsylvania & Ohio comes off today. [3.] In the evening, wrote letter to Judie, no news from home. Note: 3. The reference here is to the U.S. House of Reps. Elections in 1864 which coincided with the presidential election. The Ohio election was on Oct. 10 with the Republicans gaining 12 seats for a total of 17/19 and on the same day gained 3 seats in PA for a total of 15/24. 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 Unpublished manuscript, 2014.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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