{"id":13860,"date":"2012-04-17T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T13:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-shannon\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2021-12-05T19:02:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T00:02:26","slug":"october-2-5-1863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/2012\/04\/17\/october-2-5-1863\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2 – 5, 1863"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Oct.<\/span> 2nd.
\nCol.<\/span> Bryan\u2019s uncle visited us
\ntoday. He is a great lover of chess.
\nMurphy went to Europe with him and
\nunder his patronage won those laurels.
\nGave Van + I the odds of Castle +
\nbeat us easily. However I won once.
\nGen. Graham came down to see us
\nthis pm.<\/p>\n

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4<\/span>,,
\nIn<\/span> New York city this
\nEvening, to hear Chapin especially.
\nA little incident occurred.
\nSo<\/span> many attend his
\nchurch that of the strangers who<\/p>\n

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flock there only ladies are first seated.
\nWhile I with many gentlemen was
\npatiently waiting in the corridor some
\none pulled at my right arm. Looking
\nI met a kind noble face, white streaming
\nhair, a brown straw hat, and a
\npleasant voice which said _\u201cwould
\nyou like a seat sir?_\u201d \u201cI should
\nlike one very much sir\u201d was my
\nreply. And following after my
\nnew friend who shuffled rapidly
\nup the aisle I was quickly seated
\nin one of the best situated pews
\nof the Church.
\nAfter<\/span> being fairly seated I turned
\nto the gentleman + said \u201cmay I ask<\/p>\n

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sir to whom I am indebted for this
\nkindness?\u201d He moved one side passed
\nhis hand over the silver plate which
\nglistened on the pew door and said
\n\u201cMy name is Greely.\u201d
\nIt<\/span> was Horace Greely [sic].<\/p>\n

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5<\/span>,,
\nPurchased<\/span> a book
\non Ordnance + Ordnance Stores
\ntoday + returned to Riker\u2019s Island
\nthis Evening.<\/p>\n

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Heard<\/span> Carl Bergeman [?]<\/p>\n

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Said<\/span> Chapin last Evening:-
\n(“<\/span>While Russia sends
\nus words of honest sympathy
\nEngland hatches her steam rams [?]
\nand France watches for
\nopportunities).\u201d
\nHis<\/span> discourse was
\ngrand:- grand in subject and
\ngrand in its treatment. Man\u2019s
\nresponsibilities, his trusts and
\nthe uses he makes of those trusts,
\nMan\u2019s action, conduct, character\u2014
\nlife is only the manifestation
\nof his will having free play
\nin a wide circle of choice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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