January 1866

 


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The Diaries of Ralph Leland Goodrich, 1859-1867

Home Up Next

January 1866


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January 1 through January 6, 1866

At place. [Editor's Note:  Diary entry the same for each day.]

January 7, 1866

Sunday.

January 8, 1866

At place. Saw Syberg. He is _____ Recorder. He said he would do all he could to get me a license. Wrote letter to [my cousin] James Hollister [at] Memphis, and to [my sister] Augusta.

January 9, 1866

At saloon.

January 10, 1866

At saloon.

January 11, 1866

Got license.

January 12, 1866

At place.

January 13, 1866

At place. At Dane Rice's Circus.

January 14, 1866

Sunday. Rainy and disagreeable.

January 15 through January 27, 1866

At place. [Editor's Note:  Diary entries for each of these days is the same, except for noting "Sunday."]

January 28, 1866

Wrote letter home. Rather pleasant but cool. Theater still running. Read Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Business dull.

January 29, 1866

At place. Down town. Sent letter home. Warm & pleasant day. Reading a work on Civil Engineering. Took a long walk up town to see if I could get a house. Nothing new.

January 30, 1866

At place. Harry Van Houten at place. Business dull.

January 31, 1866

At place. Cleaning up. Went to theater. Saw Harry Van Houten. Drank with him. Alice Kingsbury played Camille -- very good for her.


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