{"id":13864,"date":"2012-04-17T10:05:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T14:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-shannon\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2021-12-05T19:02:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T00:02:26","slug":"december-7-9-1863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/2012\/04\/17\/december-7-9-1863\/","title":{"rendered":"December 7 – 9, 1863"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Dec<\/span>
\n7<\/span><\/p>\n

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Received<\/span> peremptory order by
\ntelegraph one day last month to
\nappear before the Ordnance offices
\nfor examination.
\nWent<\/span> to Port Morris in
\nthe Genl\u2019s barge, rowed by eight
\nStout Africans.
\nWas<\/span> not examined. But
\nshall be probably in January \u201964.
\nSaw<\/span> chum + stopped with
\nhim Sunday night.
\nThe<\/span> monks, the nuns in
\ntheir black veils + flowing robes
\ntheir prayer books + crosses
\n+ pleading eyes! The gallant<\/p>\n

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\u201cMichiganders\u201d contending with
\nthe redmen of the forest!
\nBut<\/span> still Mrs. S. has
\nan excellent Piano + I
\nplayed ad libitum.<\/p>\n

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\nLast<\/span> night with
\na lively male (Male) I attended
\nChurch at Harlem.
\nMr.<\/span> Keyes rowed us over
\n+ Mary Ann delighted us
\nwith rapidly + richly drawn
\nsketches from the Portfolio of
\nher checkered life.
\n“<\/span>I\u2019se the only woman
\nthat could go among \u201cBilly<\/p>\n

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Wilson\u2019s men.\u201d
\nMr<\/span>. Blakely furnished
\nus with team + double wagon
\nto H.
\nThe<\/span> sermon was home
\nthrusting in its style + set me
\nto thinking about days and hours
\nfoolishly occupied or wholly thrown
\naway.
\nMr.<\/span> Keyes brought us back
\nand then rowed home again. He
\nwould take no pay either because
\n\u201cWe belong to the staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Slept<\/span> cold enough, although
\nMales arms were about me all
\nnight.<\/p>\n

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Sent detachment of troops away
\ntoday.
\nHave<\/span> been studying Mathematics.
\nLetter from father.
\nDumb<\/span> bells go pretty well.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday<\/span> morning \u201cVan\u201d
\nreturning from an expedition
\nalong the shore brought in
\na young owl which he caught.
\nIt has even become quite tame.
\nWe consider him a member of
\nthe staff. Nearly all day he
\nsat perched on the clock. Several
\nthough him a fine specimen
\nand wondered who could
\nstuff + prepare them so well.<\/p>\n

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A little girl standing under
\nthe clock had observed the
\nmotionless attitude of the owl
\nfor some time + concluded that
\nit was only the stuffed skin of
\nsome bird when unexpectedly
\nits funny eyes slowly opened.
\n\u201cIts alive\u201d, its alive, cried
\nthe excited child + the whole
\noffice shouted with laughter.<\/p>\n

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9th.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Took<\/span> trip to city today with
\nBenedict to see Mr. Chittendon
\nof the \u201cUnion\u201d + Gen. Spinola about
\nthe scurrilous attacks made<\/p>\n

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on Gen. Jackson which have appeared
\nin that paper.
\nGreat<\/span><\/span> time. Mr. Chittendons
\nestablished a great affair. Mr. B\u2019s
\nlaughable description of the great
\n\u201cBall\u201d rage years ago when
\nfrom 11 to 12 daily crowds would
\nassemble in Wall St before the
\nCustom House to see the Ball drop.
\nTook<\/span> affidavit of green
\ncountry boy from Gardiner, Me. on
\nschooner Mary Shields now lying
\nat Pier 47 North River.
\nNice<\/span> looking gentlemen
\naccosted him, treated him + ran
\nhim through pocketing the 300.
\nthemselves.<\/p>\n

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Presidents message forthcoming.
\n“Our<\/span> Pet Owl\u201d sits on
\nthe rail above Males desk as
\nI write. What eyes! Mrs. Shailer
\nwould like him.
\n_____,,_____<\/span>
\nProvost<\/span> Marshal is
\nto put the case of my English
\nveteran through. Very interesting<\/p>\n

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Have<\/span> been reviewing tonight
\nmy old studies pursued seven years
\nago.
\n_____,,_____<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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            [Click image to view] Page 12:   Dec 7   Received peremptory order by telegraph one day last month to appear before the Ordnance offices for examination. Went to Port Morris in the Genl\u2019s barge, rowed by eight Stout Africans. Was not examined. But shall be probably in January […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":405,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31223,70093],"tags":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/405"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13864"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15272,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13864\/revisions\/15272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}