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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Clara Barton Diaries and Journals December 21, 1881-April 15, 1882 (2U) Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Dec 21, 1881 Jan 8, 1882 Danville December 21, 1881 Journey to Washington On Wednesday [ ] PM the stage came to take me to Maryland for Washington. I had previously sent...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 2 near midnight and reached Elmira too late for the Washington train by 1 1/2 hours. it rained- I went to Deleran House, took a little room with no fire, crept into...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 4 per month I fear the cold winds & the loose windows, there are six in the parlor and three (Bay window) in the bed room, I wait to consider__ M Ferguson...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 6 Christmas 1881 The morning is fine, clear, bright-- the Bells all ring out. I have been awake since about four o'clock and have thought it all over, all through. I will...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 18 Monday--Dec.26, 1881 This is the Christmas which is really kept- it is a Holliday - I had been thinking over my rooms and felt that I must take only the back...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 I settled with Papa as follows Freight on Apples 4 1.50 Express " Books 3.95 Payment on repairs made on my house last month - 17.00 $22,45 ______ This makes me all...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 12 paying before the expiration of seven days - I inform the Genl that I had opportunity to rent at 30 Dolls per month in advance- And that I could not sell...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 10 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 per month- paid him a month in advance, will be sent up tomorrow, dine with Jessee, Merritt came home with me, my bed stead came he set it up, made made up...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 poorly for the cold, but callers came all the same- at 3 came Mr Phillips staid till dark he thinks I must come over to his house to confer each morning -...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 thankful for all, for on the whole it has been neither a troubled old year and we may not on the whole regret it's departure. I am, as you see, back again...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 I shall have to put all my income, every cent, from every source into this Treaty business for this year, as I have largely for the last four years but once it...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 14 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Washington DC Jan 2 1882 1842 Vermont Avenue Hon James G Blaine Washington D C Dear Mr Blaine It will without doubt be necessary for me to confer at times with your...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 15 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 for me you would add still another favor to the many already so kindly granted. With most cordial regards to Mrs [Minden] whom I hope to see soon I am Always Truly...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 16 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Tuesday, January 3d 1882 -- I wrote and cleared up papers and tables , filed all red cross letters as all are answered , get the files commenced clipped all Red Cross...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 17 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Wednesday, Jan'y 4, 1882 "Made up my slate" before light, on the back leaves of this diary, got up and set about carring it into practice went at 9 to call on...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 18 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 over to call on Shaw in his library of the Surgeon General's Office, had a long old fashioned talk, he advises not to put pamphlets on the desks of the members generally...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 19 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Thursday January 5, 1882 A snow storm last night = 4 inches of more this morning - at 11 went to find Mrs Earle to meet her friend Mrs Hartshon of Providence...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 20 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 by harmful spirits, all the society people of the City & country being set in arms against me, and only my single hand, some heart and silent tongue to make my way...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 21 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 a heavy heart - requested her to take charge of the little ten dollars of Mr Learned for Michigan and came away = went down to Jessie for my cloak - she...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 22 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 if I wish I had always remained a little girl - I am sure I should, if I had had the happy home life of a little girl that most children have...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 23 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 I often revert to that sharp illness which I can remember as being the time when perhaps it would have been better if no remedy had been found - what years of...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 24 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 With Speeker Keifer gave him a pamphlet and ask for an interest See Brunley give him a book and ask him to arrange for getting this before the house [get a congressional...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 25 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 To Hubbell tell him I am overdrawing [See Nelly ask her to help] get paper & stamps [Have Nels mark the books & put slips in wrappt about them] Let Boynton work...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 26 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 5000 x 2= 100,00; 5000; 400,0000,0800/420000; 5000x 12= 600,00; column of numbers reads 300,00/300/17/150/3=21,50 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 27 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 28 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Monday Jan'y 9, 1882 Early this morning Jesse came rushing up, with her good strong, faithful face. She had arranged her house so as to have me come home, had let all...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 29 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 It is decided that I go tomorrow. I send for Mr Brooks to receive his pay I pay him the [two] months rent and two dollars over for extra trouble $ 17-...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 30 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Wednesday Jan'y 11 Rained - took breakfast, Jessie was to have company and I helped to clean up her room till 10 - went to Salter & resigned my furniture and asked...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 31 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 .January 13 Friday Jesse came up stairs and we put-up the curtain and dressed the rooms generally as well as we could. I was expecting Mrs. Pomeroy and Miss Minett Hyatt to...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 32 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 She knew nothing about the Red Cross, had seen some thing about it, but never paid any attention to it thought it some Catholic thing - when did we get our authority,...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 33 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 and asked me to go to ride- We went to see Phil. he was moving and too busy - to see Mrs Tayler and made a call- look to Phill still busy...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 34 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 We sat through the morning session, Mr Scorelle was making his last plea before the Jury. It was tedious & lame I thought. Guiteau put in his remarks as [?] cellar I...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 35 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 and asked me to drop a line to Mel in his case- We came home in the rain feeling we had done a good evenings work Just as we were going out...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 36 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 wrote Brother Dave and enclosed check for one half my early interest on note of 1000 Dollars due him $30 Wrote Mr Bunnell and called for full amount of my Bill for...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 37 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 room to get Documents - he introduced me to Mr Blackford the old friend of the Westfalls who wants to get Mr Westfall a place under Lincoln he will call on me....
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 38 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Friday, Jany 20, 82 I write letters to the Surgeon General of Sweden & send a book- and a letter from Miss Willard in Miss tells me that the wife of Congressman...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 39 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 find an escape from all this strife before long - if it is only entire forgetfulness it will at least be peace. That does not seem so bad an idea to me...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 40 of Clara Barton Papers: Diaries and Journals: 1881, Dec. 21-1882, Apr. 16 Poor Jesse who had just been reading me a little lesson on letting things slip through my fingers was greatly taken aback - she had not known how much of such work...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1881-12-21