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Helen Hunt Jackson 1876 diary transcription

Ms 0020, Box 5, Diary 2, transcribed by Gloria J. Helmuth, June 1998

Friday, January 7, 1876.
Finished "Cheery People" Sent it to Lizzy -

Sunday 9
Cloudy - cold - in house all day - unpacked books

Monday, January 10, 1876.
Mrs. Miller - Mrs. Risley
Mrs Brown - Crank - P----Chamberlain - called
Clear & warm

Tuesday 11
Finished E. of Rooms - Sent it -
Drove with Miss Rogers & Rose Wood -
W. went to Denver -
Clear & cold

Wednesday 12
Drive with Mrs. Reed -
Wrote "October - May - June - July"
Mr Roberts called
Clear & cold -

Friday 14
Dr. R. & Mrs R - Miss Roger & Weitbrec - to tea - Drive in Pm - Errands - Clear & cold -

Saturday 15
Wellesleys - Dr. Solly. & Mrs. Risley to dinner

Sunday, January 16, 1876.
Drove up Cheyenne Mt. with Mrs. Todd & baby -

Monday 17
Drove to Cemetery - planted Kinnikinnick on Mr. De Courseys grave -

Thursday 20
Finished "The fulfilling of the year"

Friday 21
Gov. & Mrs. Hunt came down - Carriage in P.M. to bring Mrs. H. up - in even. - Phaeton

Saturday, January 22, 1876.
Mrs. Hunt - Turners to dinner - Will S---- came - Drive to Bluffs - Phaeton in eve to take Mrs. Hunt down. -

Sunday 23
Day on Cheyenne Mt. -

Monday 24 #E. -
Drove to Garden of the Gods -
Reeds to tea -

Tuesday, January 25, 1876.
Drove to Manitou - Tea at Capt. D C.s

Wednesday 26
Tea at Dr. Reeds - Blair Athol - P.M.

Thursday 27
Went to Denver.

Friday, January 28, 1876.
Shopping all day - Mrs. M's Museum. -

Saturday 29
Returned to C.S. -
Reeds & Weitbrec to tea

Sunday 30
Drive to Manitou - Wind & dust -

Monday, January 31, 1876.
In house with terrible cold -

Tuesday, February 1
ditto -

Wednesday 2
ditto
Wrote A Colorado Man's Museum.

Thursday, February 3, 1876.
Wrote Genius of Common Sense
Mailed - Mecca - Growths - Burnt Offering
A Crystal - Happy Warms Fairy to Maid. -
Drove to Manitou

Saturday 5
Mr. Risley & Mrs. Miller & Wellesley & Thornton to dinner

Sunday, February 6, 1876.
Went up Cheyenne Mt - Weitbrec - Miss Rogers - to tea -
the Roberts -

Monday 7
Drove to Manitou - took Roberts back

Tuesday 8
Drive - called at Aikens - Wolfes - Harlows - Rogers - Aikens rooms -

Wednesday, February 9, 1876.
Ferris Hallowell came to spend the day - Mr & Mrs Y. & Charlie to dinner -
Finished "Visiting" 20
horrible wind -

Thursday 10
In house all day -
horrible wind -

Friday 11
mailed Genius of Common Sense - 25
Visiting - to Ward - 20
Museum to Lizzy - 20
Drive to Red Canyon - Mrs R. & baby -

Saturday, February 12, 1876.
Wind - no drive - Tea at Capt. De C.s

Sunday 13
In house all day -
windy -

Monday 14
W. went to Denver -
Drive with Miss Rogers

Tuesday, Februayr 15, 1876.
Sophy ill -
Phaeton in Am for errands - Dr. & Mrs R. to tea - Jane came

Wednesday 16
Drive in P.M. -

Thursday 17
Drove with Mrs. Todd - Weitbrec to dinner -

Friday, February 18, 1876.
Went to Pueblo with Will - Dinner at Parrishs

Saturday 19
Returned to C.S. -

Sunday 20
Wrote Sonnets for C.C. 20
Mailed to Ind.

Monday, February 21, 1876. X E.
Drove to Manitou. Rose Wood -

Tuesday 22
Drove to Blair Athol
Miss Crowell -
Wrote "Heap fool - big fire" 20

Wednesday 23
Drove to Bluffs - Mr. Hallowell - mailed Ed. "Heap fool to to Ward.
Began Mercy Philbrick -
W. went to Denver

Thursday, February 24, 1876.
Went to Manitou - New King. -

Friday 25
Dr. & Mrs. K. to dinner
Drove to Manitou
W. returned. -

Saturday 26
no drive. -
Charlie - Miss Rogers -
Weitbrec - Clark to tea -

Sunday, February 27, 1876.
Drive with W. in Pm

Monday 28
Drove to Manitou - Miss Rogers

Wednesday, March 1, 1876.
Drive with Mrs Reed

Thursday 2 X - day I first felt ill -
Drive to Manitou
Mrs. Todd. W. went to Pueblo -

Friday 3
Mailed letters - for Lizzy
A - Niles - Carlin - Lizzy
Dodge - Coates tea. -
Bad cold. in house all day

Saturday, March 4, 1876.
Housed -
Mosers & Woods to dinner

Sunday 5
Housed still

Friday, March 10, 1876.
Snow - Reeds to tea -
Mrs. Liller to dinner

Saturday 11
Went to Denver
Snow

Sunday 12
Mr. Dudley. Dinner at Dr. Averys -

Monday, March 13, 1876.
Returned to C.S.

Tuesday 14
Sore throat

Wednesday 15
Throat better - still sore
Mailed Our New Road to Howells - "Tidal Waves" to Mrs. Ludlow.


Thursday, March 16, 1876.
Little better -

Friday 17
Throat better - but very weak - diphtheria prostution. -
Mr. Dudley came -

Saturday 18 X E.
Mr. Dudley left - Roberts Mrs. Brown to lunch - better - in room still

Sunday, March 19, 1876.
5th day - room - Diabolical wind - beds rocked all night & all day - cold. -

Monday 20
Went down stairs

Tuesday 21
Took short drive - Reeds to tea - Bri----- Thornton -

Friday 24
Drove to Manitou in A.m.

Saturday, March 25, 1876.
Carriage in Am. for errands - Roberts Solly& Wilkerson to lunch -

Sunday 26
Drove to Monument Park - took Mrs. Liller -

Monday 27
W. went to Pueblo -
Furious wind. -

Tuesday, March 28, 1876.
W. returned - Drive in Am Weitbrec to dinner -
Lovely day -

Wednesday 29
Drive with Mrs Reed in Am. -
Sophy down again

Friday, March 31, 1876.
Terrible snow storm

Saturday, April 1, 1876.
Carriage in Am for errands - deep snow -
Sunday 2
Sophy down stairs -

Monday, April 3, 1876.
Carriage in Am.

Tuesday 4
Raw - cold - windy
in house all day -

Wednesday 5
Drive after water -

Thursday, April 6, 1876.
Drive about town errands - lovely day -

Sunday, April 9, 1876.
Drive to Templetons Gap with Will.

Monday 10
W. went to Denver - Carriage in Am -

Tuesday 11
W. returned
Carriage in Am.

Saturday, April 15, 1876. X
Roberts came to house to stay -
Drive to Manitou in P.m.
Sophy left -

Sunday 16
Day on Cheyenne -
Robert - Miss Rogers -

Monday 17
Robert left - drive with Mrs. Randall - Mrs. Hallowell -

Tuesday, April 18, 1876.
Drive to Blair Athol with Mr Wells - Miss Rogers. -

Wed.
Thursday 20
W. went to Denver - Mr. Parrish here - Reeds to tea - Drive in Pm.

Thurs.
Friday, April 21, 1876.
Went to Denver -

Friday
Saturday 22
Returned to springs - Carriage in P.m. -

Monday, April 24, 1876.
Went to Denver -
Engaged Kate

Tuesday 25
Kate went to C.S. - I missed her at train - Dined at Dr. Averys
Tea at Mrs. Hunts -

Wednesday 26
Returned to Springs.
Tea at Manitou

Thursday, April 27, 1876.
Drive to Manitou - Mrs. Hallowell - & Mrs D.C's children

Friday 28
Drive with Will to James - Mrs Reed to Riggs - Eve at Dr. Sollys

Sunday, April 30, 1876.
Day on Mt. with Will. Frightful windtorm in P.M.

Tuesday 2
Mailed to Ward - "Going Going Gone " $20
May $15 June $15. -

Wednesday, May 3, 1876.
Drove to Manitou

Thursday 4
W. went to Pueblo.
Mr. & Mrs R. to lunch - Drive in P.m.
W returned at 11 P.m.

Friday 5
Rain - snow!

Saturday, May 6, 1876.
Still stormy

Sunday 7
Went up the Ute Pass with Will - snow squalls - lunch brought home catkins & flowers -

Monday 8
Mrs. Roberts & Louis to lunch - Mr Perkins -
Drive to Bluffs in P.M. - took Ferris for short drive

Tuesday, May 9, 1876.
Went south with W.
Cucharas - Walsenburg.

Wednesday 10
Drove 20 miles towards Mts. - Picnic on banks of Cucharas - Gov. Hunt - Col. Francisco -

Thursday 11
Returned to Springs - Mr. Parrish to stay - Mrs. Roberts -

Friday, May 12, 1876.
Charlie Conden - Mr Andrews to dinner - Drive in Pm. Derris - Rain. -

Saturday 13 - E
Manitou in eve -
Bowling -

Sunday 14
Day on Mt. Mrs. Reed Mr. Parrish -

Monday, May 15, 1876.
Drive to N. Cheyenne Canyon - Mrs. Reed -

Tuesday 16
Short drive with Ferris - Mr Risley to lunch - Reeds & Mr. Merriam to tea -

Wednesday 17
Drive after Lichens with Mrs H. Ferris & Buxy - W. went to Denver -

Thursday, May 18, 1876.
Drive to ----- Corner after dinner - Miss Allen -

Saturday 20
Meeting of Library Association. Took Mrs. Wood & Rose.

Sunday, May 21, 1876.
Dr. A. & Miss Sewall came - Picnic on Mt. Dr. Reed - Mr. Risley - Miss Rogers -

Monday 22
Day out of doors - Manitou - Glen Eyrie - Blair Athol - Mon. Park. Took Dr. A. & Miss Sewall to ------- to take train - Mr & Mrs Roberts to lunch in B.A.

Tuesday 23
Heavy rain in Am - Drive in Pm - Canvassed Weber Pl & Wasatch Av. -
W. went to Pueblo. -
Snow on mts -
delayed by wash out.

Wednesday, May 24, 1876.
Rain.
Drive - canvassed cross streets -

Thursday 25
Lovely day - canvassed N. Av. - Drive to Cheyenne Canyon with Mrs. Hallowell

Friday 26
Mrs. Hunt came - Gen P. Mr. Wood - Risley Solly to dinner -
Drive in P.m.

Sunday 28
Day at "our garden"

Monday 29
Drive to Manitou with Mr. Risley -
Mrs Kellogg came -

Tuesday, May 30, 1876.
Drive to Manitou - Dr. & Mrs Reed to tea -

Wednesday 31
Drive up to our Garden in Am. Mrs. H - & Mrs. Kellogg left.

Thursday, June 1, 1876.
Drive to N. Cheyenne Canyon Mrs. Hallowell

Friday, June 2, 1876.
Rain - made calls in showers - (carriage) -

Sunday 4
Day in Red Canyon - Manitou afternoon -

Monday, June 5, 1876.
Drove to my Garden with Mrs. Reed -

Tuesday 6
Drove to Manitou - Dr. Couies after tea -

Friday 9
Went to Canyon City

Saturday 10
Drove over to Rosita -

Sunday, May 11, 1876.
Drove into Wet Mountain Valley with Mr Clark -

Monday 12
Drove back to Canyon.

Tuesday 13
Returned to C.S.

Wednesday, June 14, 1876.
Drove to Cheyenne Canyon Mr. Perkins.

Friday, June 23, 1876.
Went to Pueblo.

Saturday 24
Set out for East

Monday, June 26, 1876.
Chicago. Saw Jessy -

Wednesday 28
Reached N.Y. Hot -

Thursday, June 29, 1876.
Hot - ! Shopping

Friday 30
Hot - "

Saturday, July 1
Hot - "

Sunday, July 2, 1876.
Went to Boston by Fall River boat -

Monday 3
Parkers
Went to Princeton

Saturday, July 8, 1876.
Drive to Pottery -

Monday 10
Went to Boston

Tuesday, July 11, 1876.
Went to -------

Wednesday 12
Hot!

Thursday 13
Returned to Boston.

Friday, July 14, 1876.
Returned to Princeton -

Monday, July 17, 1876.
Drive to Mrs. Skinners - Paid W.W. to date -

Wednesday 19
Mrs. Elliott came
Phaeton to bring her up from station. -

Thursday, July 20, 1870
Drive over Columbus Hill - Heavy shower just as we got home -

Friday 21
Cooler -
Drive in big wagon road in mountain - Prof R. & daughter - Mr. & Mrs. Train - Mrs. E - Mrs Perkins.

Saturday 22
Prof R. left. - Cool - no drive -

Sunday, July 23, 1876.
Hard Rain in Am Drive in P.M. -
Monday 24
Lovely day -
Drive to Pottery -

Tuesday 25
Drive to Hubbardston in big carriage
Miss Russell -

Wednesday, July 26, 1876.
Drive through Lane - home by Boyleston Farm - Mrs. Perkins

Thursday 27
Drive to Pottery with Miss Russell - Cat tails!

Friday 28 - Errands
Went to Boston with Mrs Elliott.

Saturday, July 29, 1876.
Mrs. Goddard came. Had phaeton to bring her from station -

Sunday 30
Short drive in big carriage

Monday 31
Mrs. Goddard left - rain

Tuesday, August 1, 1876.
Phaeton - Sally came

Wednesday 2
Phaeton -

Thursday 3
Phaeton
Paid for all drives up to this date - except the 1 in big wagon - Paid board to 1st.

Friday, August 4, 1876. Countess
Drive to Hubbardston -

Saturday 5
In house all day - Charades in Eve.
Big carriage to & from
Hot -

Sunday 6
Hot -
Phaeton-

Monday, August 7, 1876.
Big Carriage -

Tuesday 8
Went to Boston - W. arrived in eve -

Wednesday 9
Returned to Princeton -

Thursday, August 10, 1876.
Drive in big carriage
Mr. Williams drove -

Friday, 11
Drive to Sterling -

Saturday 12
Drive in big carriage with Willy & Charlie

Sunday, August 13, 1876.
Drive in Phaeton with Will -

Monday 14
Big carriage - Mrs. Perkins went with us

Tuesday 15
Sally left - Phaeton in Am - Big carriage in P.m. - Miss Perkins & Mrs. Wheeler

Wednesday, August 16, 1876.
Went to Boston - Parkers - Mrs. Goddard - Jessy
Tea at Worffords Elliotts -

Thursday 17
Cornelia- returned to Princeton

Friday 18
Cornelia left - Thorton to take her to station

Saturday, August 19, 1876.
Long drive - Mr. Peters & sister

Sunday 20
Drive in Pm. - The Miss Whitneys - afterward the children

Monday 21
Miss W. for short drive - afterwards Mrs. Peters over Calumet -

Tuesday, August 22, 1876.
Went to Boston for day. Mr. Merriman came in eve.


Wednesday 23
Drive round the lake -

Thursday 24
M-r-.M-e-r-r-i-m-a-n-l-e-f-t- -
Drive to Camp Meeting

Friday, August 25, 1876.
Mr. M. left - Eve at Camp meeting -

Saturday 26
W. poisoned - in house all day -

Sunday 27
Phaeton to go to Mrs. Skinners -

Monday, August 28, 1876.
Phaeton in Pm.

Friday, September 1
Went to Boston.
Parkers. Tea at Cousin Anns -

Saturday 2
Went to Phila.

Sunday, September 3, 1876.
Went to Kennett - via W. Cheter -

Tuesday 5
Went to Frank Darlingtons -

Wednesday, September 6, 1876.
returned to Kennett -


Thursday 7
Rain. -

Friday 8
Went to Phila. Globe Hotel.

Saturday, September 9, 1876.
Molly came.

Monday 11
Centennial

Thursday 14
Molly went in Am - W. & I in P.M. - Brevoort. -

Friday, September 15, 1876.
Went to Boston by Fall River boat - W. returned to Phila.

Saturday 16
Went to Wilton -

Sunday 17
Rain

Monday, September 18, 1876.
Rain

Tuesday 19
Rain Drive in P.M. -

Wednesday 20
Went to Boston -

Thursday, September 21, 1876.
Countess & her mother came down - Rainy

Friday 22
Mrs. Macaulay
Went to Phila. Countess & I to Brattleboro. Brooks House
Clear day

Saturday 23
Drive to Bliss Farm - Searched for quarters - clear day

Sunday, September 24, 1876. #
Cloudy & drizzly
Heard Moody.

Monday 25
Went to Ashfield -
Found Mrs. Warren there. Clear -

Tuesday 26
T-o-o-k-r-o-o-m-s- Rain.

Wednesday, September 27, 1876.
Moved to Mrs. Cooks house.
Clear.
Drive.

Thursday 28
Wrote "The Sky is a Drinking Art" $15
Drive.
Mr. Curtis in Eve.

Friday 29
Clear. Warmer Drive. -

Saturday, September 30, 1876.
Finished Red Canyon - $30
Lovely day - drive -

Sunday, October 1
Wrote letters -
Drive - cloudy

Monday 2
Wrote - Expiation - & Lost Verses $30.
Drive - lovely day

Tuesday, October 3, 1876.
Perfect day - drive - Bergen - N. Cheyenne Canyon

Wednesday 4
Finished N.C. Canyon 30
wrote "The Sho- oath - 25
Cloudy - no drive

Thursday 5
Rain.N-o-d-r-i-v-e- .
Cleared in P.M. - partially -
Drove to Conway
Wrote to Sally - Molly - Jenny - Ward - Niles - Will

Friday, October 6, 1876.
Came home from drive in Rain!

Saturday 7
Terrible wind - drove in spite of it. - Cloudy

Sunday 8
Clear in A.m. Rain in P.M. - No drive - Finished Little Ron H - 75

Monday, October 9, 1876.
Wrote Blind Lydia 15
Went to Mt. Holyoke -spent night on Mt.
Mrs. Warren - Mrs De Coursey -
Clear but very cold.

Tuesday 10
Drove back to Ashfield by way of Amherst - left Mrs. Warren there - called on E. Dickinson -
Lovely day -

Wednesday 11
High wind - no drive.

Thursday, October 12, 1876.
Took Mrs. Cook to drive with us - Clear but cold -

Friday 13
Took Miss May - went to Shelburn Falls - lovely day.

Saturday 14
Raw - drizzly day - no drive -
Wrote Literary Femmico - 25

Sunday, October 15, 1876.
Cold as Greenland.

Monday 16.
Finished Apostle of Sunshine 25
Cold - Snow squalls!

Tuesday 17
Mailed - Apostle of Sunshine & Refrain to Ind. -

Wednesday, October 18, 1876.
Went to Boston - Parkers

Thursday 19
Countess started for Phila. -
Tea at Mrs. Goddards -

Saturday, October 21, 1876.
In room all day -

Thursday 26
Went to Cambridge - Horfords -

Friday, October 27, 1876.
Returned to Boston - Prof Longfellow called -

Saturday 28
Went to Mrs. Hunts -

Sunday 29
Went to Brookline to hear Mr. Brown preach

Tuesday, October 31
returned to Parker House -

Saturday, November 11, 1876.
Went to N. York -

Sunday 12
Saw the sun for first time for six days -

Tuesday, November 14, 1876.
Went to Phila.

Wednesday 15
Returned to N.Y.

Saturday 18
Went to Orange -

Monday, November 20, 1876.
Returned to N.Y.

Thursday, November 23, 1876.
Will came
Tea at Gilders -

Friday 24
Annie & E. at Astor House. -

Monday 27
Went to Boston -

Tuesday 28
Parker House.

Wednesday, November 29, 1876.
Went to Newport - Woolseys

Friday, December 1
Returned to Boston.

Saturday, December 2, 1876.
Dinner at Mrs. Hunts -

Wednesday 6
Will went to Washington

Friday, December 8, 1876.
Went to N. York
Brevoort.

Wednesday 13
Berties -

Friday 15
Went to Hartford - Warners -

Saturday 16
Returned to N.Y.

Sunday, December 17, 1876.
Started for Colorado

Tuesday 19
Reached Chicago - Palmer House - Jessy'

Wednesday, December 20, 1876.
Set out again -

Friday 22
Reached Pueblo -
Horrible cold -
Mrs. Malbone's

Saturday, December 23, 1876.
In bed -

Sunday 24
Will went to C.S.

Monday 25
Went to C.S.

Tuesday, December 26, 1876.
In bed!

Wednesday 27
Better

Memoranda.

Board -
Parkers 12.00
Wilton 4.00
Brattleboro 9.00
Ashfield House 2.50
Mr. Cook 30
57.50
Parkers 33.00
90.50
Parkers 67.55
158.05
Grosvenor 16
174.05

Cash Account. January.

10 C.U. $ 15
15 Ind. 15
17 C.U. 15
45

Cash Account. February.
Brot forward
$ 45
8 Scribner 50
10 " 64.80
22 Ind. 15
174.80


Cash Account. March.
Brot forward
174.80
4 Ind. 15
6 Scribner 40
18 Ind. 20
11 " 15
23 " 25
289.80


Cash Account. April.
Brot forward
289.80
16 Ind. 15
". 25
". 15
344.80


Cash Account. May.
Brot forward
$ 344.80


Cash Account. June.
Brot forward
$ 344.80
8 Scrib. 25
12 Ind. 15
14 " 15
399.80

Cash Account. July.
Brot forward
$ 399.80
15 Ind. 30
25 Atlantic 15
444


Cash Account. August.
Brot forward
$ 444
1st Atlantic 15
4 Ind 15
29 " 15
499


Cash Account. September.
Brot over
499
7 Scribners 13
11 Atlantic 15
Ind 50
577


Cash Account. October.
Brot over
577
8 Atlantic 15
Scrib. 35
627

Cash Account. November.
Brot over - $ 627.
Atlantic 75
Ind. 25
". 10
". 737


Cash Account. December.
Brot over
$ 737
Scribner 200

Memoranda.
Washerwoman -
Susan Cheeks
2 Phillips Court
Boston

Lizzy Adams
45 North Calvert St.
Baltimore

Bessie
422 E. 16th St. -

Mrs. Elizabeth Solly -
Courtier
226 S. Broad St.

Mrs. Cook
42 6th Av.

Mrs. Porter
231 W. 43rd.


Memoranda.

Courtier -
226 S. Broad -

Mr. Knower -
Box 1932 - N. York

Priscilla -
3716 Chestnut -
Horner -

M-i-s-s-R-o-g-e-r-s-
Jamaica Plains -
Mrs. Edward Spauldings -
- Providence Depot -

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