In
pm to see Capt. Syberg. He wants me & him to go together & open a school
here.
July
2, 1865
Sunday.
Went down to settle up books between Landwher & Dacus. They could not agree.
Went down to A. George's in afternoon to see Capt. Syberg. He wants me to go
together & open a school here.
July
3, 1865
At
saloon.
Grand
celebration. A soldier for the 1st Kansas gave me a horse to go out to the
[Federal] Arsenal where the speaking was.
It was too warm & it made me sick.
July
5, 1865
At
saloon. Some of the 15th Army Corps (Sherman's) came in today.
July
6, 1865
At
saloon.
July
7, 1865
At
saloon. Business dull. Some more regiments of the 15th Army Corps came in today.
I am out of money & I do not know how I am to obtain anymore. It is awful
hard times. The other day, I lent Mick Egan one hundred dollars and that is all
the money I have. Yesterday, Jonathan Kellogg came down & said that a man
down the road wanted a teacher and would take me he thought. It is Jake Jones. I
have not seen him yet.
July
8, 1865
At
saloon.
July
9, 1865
Sunday.
At saloon a little. Cole here in afternoon. Went down street.
July
10, 1865
At
saloon. Business dull.
July
11, 1865
At
saloon. Business dull today. [Charles H.] Cole & Newton moved into my room.
July
12, 1865
At
saloon. Business dull. Lost my fraternity badge.
July
13, 1865
At
saloon. Nothing new.
July
14, 1865
Around
with [Charles H.] Cole.
July
15, 1865
At
saloon. Cole slept with me.
July
16, 1865
Sunday.
Rainy awfully. Town Branch up high [and] tore away bridges &c. Saw Syberg.
Around with Cole. Wrote letter to [my sister] Augusta.
July
17, 1865
Sent
letter to [my sister] Augusta. At saloon. Business dull. Up to see Mick [Egan].
Cole & I went to the Gordon & tool a glass of Catawba. Came home &
read.
July
18, 1865
At
saloon. Business dull. Cole & I together nearly all day.
July
19, 1865
At
saloon. Left Kumpe. Then went up town. Fell in [with] White & Cole. Drank.
Came down. Cole & I went around to see Mrs. Boyd.
Stop
at State House. [Capt.] Cole
said he had been trying to get me appointed as Justice of the Peace. Came
up and read in evening. Nothing new. _____ at saloon talking about going
into business together. Stillwell came down & drank beer. I don't think Cole
will do much for me. I think he talks more than he can do.
July
21, 1865
At
saloon. Business dull.
July
22, 1865
At
saloon. Overton in theater. He wanted me to go & [I] started at door. Old
nigger woman came in. Divided her. [Louis] Kumpe done it to her & I did. Saw Cole.
Went up town. Got drunk. Found the same girl. Took her up to my room. Cole slept
with her.
July
23, 1865
Sunday.
The whole house down on us for acting as we did. Went up to see Egan. Cole &
I went to church in evening.
July
24, 1865
At
saloon. Cole wanted me to stay with him. I did. Left Kumpe in saloon. At
theater.
July
25, 1865
Kumpe
sold out the beer. I worked for Cole. I have shirt up at theater.
July
26, 1865
At
store for Cole. At theater.
July
27, 1865
At
store. At theater.
At
store. Newton wanted me to go over the river with him to get his wife's trunk.
Did. At theater.
July
29, 1865
Cole
& Stoddard & I went on a drunk at Mrs. Boyd's. Have two dollars. At
theater.
July
30, 1865
Went
to church. Wrote letter to [cousin] Lucy Stratton. Evening, at Catholic church.
July
31, 1865
At
store. At saloon. Theater.
