Helen Hunt Jackson 1878 diary transcription
Ms 0020, Box 5, Diary 4, transcribed by Gloria J. Helmuth, June, 1998
January, Tuesday 1. 1878.
Mrs. Bass spent day- Dr & Mrs Bell. Mr. & Mrs. Bass to dinner - Cold & clear
January, Wednesday 2. 1878.
Took Mrs Bass back to Manitou in Pm - Clear - colder than cold - called at Mrs Palmers -
[pages for Thursday 3 and Friday 4 have been torn out of diary]
January, Saturday 5. 1878.
Mannings & c. to lunch
January, Sunday 6. 1878
Drive in P.m. with Will -
Col. Lamborn - Capt Pratt & Thorntons to dinner
January, Monday 7. 1878.
Clear & cold - no drive -
January, Tuesday 8. 1878.
Drove with mrs. Reed -
January, Wednesday 9. 1878.
no drive -
January, Thursday 10. 1878.
Lunch at Mrs. Bells -
January, Friday 11. 1878.
Mrs. Palmer to lunch - no drive -
January, Saturday 12. 1878.
Snow in the night - Partly clear - no drive -
January, Sunday 13. 1878.
Short day on Bluffs with Basses -
January, Monday 14. 1878.
Clear & bright - no drive -
January, Tuesday 15. 1878.
Clear & bright -n-o- drive with Will in buggy - took horse from Riggs.
January, Wednesday 16. 1878.
Mr Strettel & Parrishs to lunch -
January, Thursday 17. 1878.
Drove to Garden of Gods with Will - Mrs. Parrish
Will walked home with Mrs. Bass -
January, Saturday 19. 1878.
Drove to Manitou after flowers - Gen P. - Bass - Lamborn - Risley to dinnr
January, Sunday 20. 1878.
In house all day -
January, Monday 21. 1878.
Went to Denver with Will
Gen. Palmer & Elsie -
Clear -
January, Wednesday 23. 1878.
Returned to Springs - clear & bright
January, Thursday 24. 1878.
Duff - Wellesley - Parrish - Dr. R. to dinner -
January, Friday 25. 1878.
Drove to N. Cheyenne Canyon
Mrs. Reed - Clear & warm. Eve at Mr Palmers -
January, Saturday 26. 1878.
Drive with Mr. Parrish
January, Sunday 27. 1878.
Picnic - N. Cheyenne Canyon - Col. Lamborn - Basses - Charlie Gould
January, Monday 28. 1878.
In house all day - bad cold - Clear
January, Tuesday 29. 1878.
In house all day - clear windy -
February, Saturday 2. 1878.
Clear & cold - Drove to Manitou with Mrs Hallowell.
February, Sunday 3. 1878.
Clear & bright
Went to Denver -
February, Monday 4. 1878.
Charpiots -
February, Tuesday 5. 1878.
Charpiots -
February, Wednesday 6. 1878.
Returned to Springs -
February, Friday 8. 1878.
Cold - raw - walk with Mrs. Bass in P.M.
February, Saturday 9. 1878.
In house all day -
Snow storm in P.M. -
February, Sunday 10. 1878.
Clear & bright - drive with Will in P.m.
February, Monday 11. 1878.
Ella came
February, Friday 15. 1878.
Drove to Manitou
February, Saturday 16. 1878.
No Drive -
February, Sunday 17. 1878.
Day in N. Cheyenne Canyon - Basses
February, Tuesday 19. 1878.
Drive with Mrs. P. -
February, Wednesday 20. 1878.
No drive - Eve at Parrishs - Windy & Raw -
February, Friday 22. 1878.
Lunch at Hamps - Basses to tea - no drive -
February, Saturday 23. 1878.
no drive
February, Sunday 24. 1878.
Day on Cheyenne Mt - Basses - Palmers
February, Monday 25. 1878.
Parrishes to dinner -
March, Friday 1. 1878.
Went to Manitou Am - Dinner for Mrs. Risley
March, Sunday 3. 1878.
Will set off for S. Park. Mr. Clark left -
March, Monday 4. 1878.
Began new story -
March, Tuesday 5. 1878.
Drove out to Ravine in north -
March, Wednesday 6. 1878.
Mr. Strettel to lunch - Drive in Glen Eyrie in P.M.
March, Thursday 7. 1878.
Drive with Mrs Reed - Dinner at Parrishs -
March, Friday 8. 1878.
Snow Storm - In house all day
March, Saturday 9. 1878.
Clear - cold - windy - Dined at Dr Reeds
no drive -
Parrishs - Capt Pratt & C.C. to tea - Poker -
March, Sunday 10. 1878.
Cold - Drove up Ute Pass - Mrs Hallowell - Tea at Bass's - Cold as Greenland -
March, Monday 11. 1878.
Will came home - Capt Pratt to tea -
March, Tuesday 12. 1878.
Drove out to Bluffs
brought Mrs Bass home - called on Folletts - Aders - Eve at Bass's -
March, Wednesday 13. 1878.
Drove to N. Cheyenne Canyon with Mrs. Parrish - Lovely day -
March, Thursday 14. 1878.
Drove to Manitou. Mr Strettel & Mrs. Palmer to lunch - Lovely day.
March, Friday 15. 1878.
Drove to N. Cheyenne Canyon - walked up it - Basses - Annie Bell - Wilson - Mallon -
March, Saturday 16. 1878.
Hot. No drive - Basses & Capt Pratt to tea -
March, Sunday 17. 1878.
Picnic at N. Cheyenne
Parrishes - Basse - Capt Pratt -
W. went to Denver -
March, Monday 18. 1878.
Drive to Manitou with Parrishes - call on Mrs. Nickerson -
March, Tuesday 19. 1878.
W. returned - no drive -
March, Wednesday 20. 1878.
Drive with Mrs. Hallowell
Hot! - Daisies -
March, Thursday 21. 1878.
no drive -
Nickersons & Reeds to tea -
March, Friday 22. 1878.
W. went to Pueblo -
Drive with Mrs
March, Monday 25. 1878.
Went to Garland - Mrs. Mellen - Hamp -
March, Tuesday 26. 1878.
to Alamosa -
March, Wednesday 27. 1878.
Alamosa
March, Thursday 28.1878.
Back to Garland
March, Friday 29. 1878.
Returned to Springs - Snow -
March, Saturday 30. 1878.
no drive
March, Sunday 31. 1878.
Stormy. No drive.
April, Monday 1. 1878.
no drive
April, Thursday 4. 1878.
Thorntons came -
Got Kinnikinnick in P.m. - Will went to Denver
April, Friday 5. 1878.
Went for Kinnikinnick
Gods
Wellesleys to dinner
April, Saturday 6. 1878.
went for Kinnikinnick
Will returned
April, Sunday 7. 1878.
Picnic N. Cheyenne Canyon - Basses - Lamborn - Pratt -
April, Thursday 11. 1878.
Thorntons left.
April, Friday 12. 1878.
Mr. Strettel's Picnic at Glen Eyrie - Took Mrs. Parrish with us
April, Saturday 13. 1878.
Carriage - went for rosebushes in A.m. -
April, Sunday 14. 1878.
Went with W. for clematis etc. -
April, Monday 15. 1878.
Went to North Cheyenne Canyon for oak clumps - Tea at Basses -
April, Tuesday 16. 1878.
Went to Col. City for wild hop - willow etc. in P.m. - Raw wind - Sore throat
April, Wednesday 17. 1878.
Horrible wind storm all day - in room all day -
April, Thursday 18. 1878.
Storm abated - Clear - in house all day -
April, Friday 19. 1878.
Went to Manitou in Pm. with Will - Perfect day -
April, Sunday 21. 1878.
Picnic in N. Cheyenne - Basses - Strettel -
April, Tuesday 23. 1878.
Mrs. Wellesleys Picnic. -
April, Friday 26. 1878.
Went to Denver with Will - Charpiots
April, Saturday 27. 1878.
Shopping - Dr. Rogers -
April, Sunday 28. 1878.
Returned to C.S. - Picnic at Douglas s Ranch on way down. with Bass es -
Parrishes to dinner.
May, Wednesday 1. 1878.
Snow
Friday
May, Thursday 2. 1878.
Drive to N. Cheyenne Canyon - Basses to lunch -
Mrs Adams went east with Miss Jabine's body -
Saturday
May, Friday 3. 1878.
Mr Dune & Dr Culver to lunch - Drove to Manitou in Pm with Will - Heavenly day
May, Sunday 5. 1878.
Day on Cheyenne Mt with Will -
May, Monday 6. 1878.
Nuburns[?] & Bells to lunch no drive - Robin Organ nest -
May, Tuesday 7. 1878.
Violent hail & rain storm in Am.
- no drive
May, Wednesday 8. 1878.
Drove up mt. after clematis. W. went to Denver -
May, Thursday 9. 1878.
Will returned -
May, Friday 10. 1878.
Solters to lunch
drove to Bluff in Pm.
May, Saturday 11. 1878.
Showers all day
no drive -
May, Sunday 12. 1878.
Cold - cloudy - Drive in Pm - Mrs. Bass - Strettel - Will -
May, Monday 13, 1878.
Clear - Drove to Dr. Couies - Miss Thorton
May, Tuesday 14. 1878.
Clear - Drove to My Garden with Mrs. Hallowell -
May, Wednesday 15. 1878.
Clear - Superb morning
Drive with Mrs Solly in P.m =
May, Thursday 16. 1878.
Drive with Mrs. De Coursey - De Courseys to tea. Cloudy.
[2 pages dated May 17-May 20 have been torn from diary]
May, Friday 24. 1878.
Mr. Risley - Putnam Clarke - Mrs Belll to lunch -
May, Saturday 25. 1878.
Set out for Leadville -
June, Saturday 1. 1878.
Returned to C.S. - Found Lizzy there -
June, Sunday 2. 1878.
Drove to Cheyenne Canyon
June, Thursday 6. 1878.
Mr Risley - Gov. Hunt - Mrs Hamp to dinner -
June, Monday 10, 1878.
Went to Denver with Lizzy -
June, Tuesday 11. 1878.
Tea at Dr. Avery's -
June, Wednesday 12. 1878.
Lizzy set out for the East. I returned to Springs
June, Thursday 13. 1878.
Parrish's & Mr. Gurney[?] & Miss Cawden[?] to dinner -
June, Friday 14. 1878.
Stevens's to lunch
June, Saturday 15. 1878.
Dr. Avery came - drove to Trachouts to meet her - Rain - Came down in cars - went to camp at Douglas's.
June, Sunday 16. 1878.
Cleared in Pm - Drive to Bluffs -
June, Monday 17. 1878.
Day in Sutherland Canyon - Reads to dinner in eve.
June, Tuesday 18. 1878.
Dr. Avery left in Am.
Mrs. Bass called in Pm - Drove to Glen Eyrie -
June, Wednesday 19. 1878.
Ill in bed -
Headache -
June, Thursday 20. 1878.
Better - but not up.
June, Friday 21. 1878.
Down stairs - Drove up Red Canyon -
June, Saturday 22. 1878.
Drove to Manitou
June, Sunday 23. 1878.
Drove up to Douglas's Ranch with Fanny Parrish & Molly -
June, Monday 24. 1878.
Will went off for day on plains - Pres. Tenney - Col. Lamborn & Capt Pratt in eve. - Drove to Manitou in P.m.
June, Tuesday 25. 1878.
Drove to N. Cheyenne with Mrs. Hallowell -
June, Wednesday 26. 1878.
Rain - in house all day.-
June, Saturday 29, 1878.
Went to Glen Eyrie in P.m
Basses to lunch -
June, Sunday 30. 1878.
Drove to Manitou in P.m. - Storm in P.m. - walk -
July, Monday 1. 1878.
Returned to Springs
July, Tuesday 2. 1878.
Drove to Douglas's with Mrs Solly - caught in rain - great belt of country white with hail stones -
July, Wednesday 3. 1878.
Drove to Manitou with Will -
July, Thursday 4. 1878.
Day on Cheyenne foothills with Will - Search for Fern Canyon -
July, Friday 5. 1878.
Drive to Glen Eyrie
Mrs. Randall -
July, Saturday 6. 1878.
Drove to Manitou in Eve - with Will -
July, Sunday 7. 1878.
Day in Fern Canyon
July, Monday 8. 1878.
Drove to Manitou after tea with Will -
July, Tuesday 9. 1878.
Drove to dr. Couies in P.m. - Mrs. Solter
July, Wednesday 10. 1878.
Drive after tea with Will -
July, Friday 12. 1878.
Drove to Manitou after tea -
July, Saturday 13. 1878.
Drive after tea -
July, Sunday 14. 1878.
Day in Canyon on Cheyenne Mt -
July, Monday 14. 1878.
no drive -
July, Wednesday 17. 1878.
Will went to Leadville
drive in P.m. with Miss Stewart -
July, Thursday 18. 1878.
Short drive in P.m. - about town.
July, Friday 19. 1878.
Drive with Miss Haskell -
July, Saturday 20. 1878.
Drove to Manitou
July, Sunday 21. 1878.
Drove to Manitou in Pm -
Tea at Mr. Risleys
July, Monday 22. 1878.
Drove up to Summit Park -
July, Tuesday 23. 1878.
Returned to Springs with Will -
July, Wednesday 24. 1878.
Will went to Denver
no drive -
July, Thursday 25. 1878.
Stormy in Pm - no drive
July, Friday 26. 1878.
Drive about town (Mr. Sanders drove) -
July, Saturday 27. 1878.
Dinner at Mr Risleys
Drove to Manitou for supper in eve - Miss Seward - Upton - Mr. Risley -
July, Sunday 28. 1878.
Day on mt. with Will. -
July, Monday 29. 1878.
Eclipse - Feast of Lanterns in Eve - drive with Miss Hatty & Alice -
July, Wednesday 31. 1878.
Drive with Mrs. Hallowell
Cheyenne Canyon -
August, Thursday 1. 1878.
Dinner at Mrs Hallowells
Drive with her in P.M. - to Cheyenne Canyon
August, Friday 2. 1878.
Drive to Manitou in P.M. with Mr. Lloyd & Mr. Bowles. Hot beyond endurance!
August, Saturday 3. 1878.
Will in bed --
Short drive in Eve -
August, Sunday 4. 1878.
Short drive after tea -
August, Monday 5. 1878.
Drive in P.m. -
August, Tuesday 6. 1878.
Picnic on Cheyenne mt - Prof Holden - Hastings - Miss Seward - Upton -
August, Wednesday 7. 1878.
Will went to Denver -
Drove to Manitou with Mrs. Hamp. Lunch at Berber House - Hot as fury --
August, Thursday 8. 1878.
Mrs. Bass came down from Denver -
Drive with Miss Seward & Upton in Pm - Tea there.
August, Friday 9. 1878.
Will returned -
Rain. No drive
August, Saturday 10. 1878.
no drive -
August, Sunday 11. 1878.
Picnic on mt - Parrishs - Nelson Clark - Mrs Solly -
August, Monday 12. 1878.
Dinner at Mr. Risleys - Drive in Eve -
August, Tuesday 13. 1878.
Drove to Manitou in Pm with Mrs Randall
Hotter than Tophet
August, Wednesday 14. 1878.
Drive in buggy with Will - Hot -
August, Friday 16. 1878.
Drive to Glen Eyrie in Eve -
August, Saturday 17. 1878.
Went up to the Seven Lakes - via Bairds with Mr. Marsh -
August, Sunday 18. 1878.
Returned to C.S. by way of Ruxton's Canyon -
August, Monday 19. 1878.
In house all day - Sore & lame -
August, Tuesday 20. 1878.
Drive in Pm - took Miss Hatty after tea -
August, Saturday 24. 1878.
Mrs. Bass came down from Park - spent night at our house - Rain - no drive
August, Sunday 25. 1878.
Funeral of Dr. R's baby -
Drove up to Manitou Park with Mrs. Bass - Arrived at 9.20- Dark -
August, Monday 26. 1878.
Drive in Am. & Pm - with Mrs B -
August, Tuesday 27. 1878.
Will came up with Miss Hatty -
August, Wednesday 28. 1878.
Returned to Springs
August, Thursday 29. 1878.
Will went to Denver - no drive -
August, Friday 30. 1878.
Drove to Trachouts to meet Will -
August, Saturday 31. 1878.
Attempt to break in the bank - Anxious night - Mr. Dunbar passed night at house
September, Monday 2. 1878.
Tea at Dr. Solly's -
September, Tuesday 3. 1878.
The golden rod is yellow.
The corn is turning brown
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down
-
The gentians bluest fingers
Are curling in the sun
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun
-
The sedges flaunt their harvest
In every meadow nook.
And asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook
-
From driving lanes at morning
The sweet grape odors rise
At noon the roads all flutter
With yellow butterflies
-
By all these lovely things
September days are here
With summer's best of weather
And autumn's best of cheer
-
September, Wednesday 4. 1878.
But not in all these tokens
To me the secret lies
The secret of the beauty
Of the xxxx
To me the word September
Has other meanings yet
Tis one day that I remember
And never can forget -
But nought of all this beauty
That floods the earth & air
Tis unto me the secret
Which makes September fair
-
Tis a thing which I remember
one day of one September
I never can forget -
September, Friday 6. 1878.
Started for the east. Took A.T & P. Fc Rk at Pueblo -
September, Saturday 7. 1878.
Reached Kansas City at 5.20 - no train out - had to spend night there -
September, Sunday 8. 1878.
Left K.C. at 6 P.m.
September, Monday 9. 1878.
Reach Chicago at 7.30 Pm - four hours late - spent night at Tremont House -
September, Tuesday 10. 1878.
Set off again at 8 Am - by Pittsburg & Fort War----- for Phila.
September, Wednesday 11. 1878.
Reached Phila. At 3.40 - Kennett at half past six - lovely day -
September, Thursday 12. 1878.
Drive to Old Farm in Pm. - walk in woods -
Cloudy in Am - Clear in P.m.
September, Friday 13. 1878.
South wind & driving rain -
September, Saturday 14. 1878.
Drove over to Mary Darlingtons -
September, Sunday 15. 1878.
Returned to Kennett
September, Monday 16. 1878.
Went to Philadelphia - W. started for West -
September, Tuesday 17. 1878.
Day in Phila. - Mrs. De Coursey -
Saw Annie Banfield -
dined at Mr. Rollins s
September, Wednesday 18. 1878.
Went out to Centennial Exposition buildings in Am - to N. York in Pm
September, Thursday 19. 1878.
Went to Newark in P.m. - spent night at Mr. Wards -- Mosquitoes -
September, Friday 20. 1878.
went to Orange - Spent night with Jenny - mosquitoes -
September, Saturday 21. 1878.
Returned to N. York -
- W
September, Sunday 22. 1878.
Went to Boston on Fall River boat -
September, Monday 23. 1878.
Reached Boston at nine oclock - saw Niles - Mrs. Goddard - Miss Burton - Helen - Cousin Ann - Tea at Mrs. Goddards -
September, Tuesday 24. 1878.
Morning with Mrs. Hunt
Saw Howells & Miss Houghton in P.m.
September, Wednesday 25. 1878.
Went to Newport -
September, Thursday 26. 1878.
In house all day
Bottas & Juliet to tea -
September, Friday 27. 1878.
Went to Mrs. Dames - Brickheads - Thorndikes -
September, Saturday 28. 1878.
Lunched at Miss Abby Woolerys - Drive in Pm over both beaches -
September, Monday 30. 1878.
Went to Princeton
Mr. Whittakers
[following written sideways on page]
Praise to the Lord - He is king over all the creation
Praise to the Lord - O My Soul as the God of Salvation
Gloria in the song
Psaltery & harp roll along
Praise in your solemn vibration
October, Tuesday 1. 1878.
Drive in P.m. to East Princeton -
October, Wednesday 2. 1878.
Drive towards Rutland
October, Thursday 3. 1878.
Drive around the lake -
-
Nelly& her uncle blockaded in snow all night - just out of Wminster - reached Princeton at 5 Am. - Old Mr. Whittaker had been down at noon - then walked down at night did not get home till 2. Am. gave the train up - went down next day on sled for mare - there sat Nelly waiting - put her on sled - covered with robes - went home in straight line above all the stone walls & fences! -
October, Friday 4. 1878.
no drive - poisoned by Ivy -
Old grandma set off with a friend 84 to go to Petersboro - sat still in station talking & let the train go past! - waited till night train - reached Brattleboro at 10 Pm - went to son'ss house - he got his gun & took them for tramps!
October, Saturday 5. 1878.
In house
Little Boy's journal -
E-x-c-e-p-t-t-h-e- No hour of my life since baby came, Except that God sent her, I should wish she was dead -
Dirt is a big hog -
Last night we had a wedding among the dolls - Marie married to George - & this morning I went to look at them - & they had two babies. A boy & a girl My! That was quick.
-
What did my own eyes see -- the kittens getting their dinner
from the mother cat - & she had six little pink bottles they drank out of -
October, Sunday 6. 1878.
In house - Rain in Am. - First rain since 16th Sept! -
Lady Blanch Murphy - daughter of an Earl - eloped with Irish organist - landed in N.Y. with 17. - taught in school in N. Conway - followed the Thespians to Sargenties - failed their also - with back to N. Conway - live in farm house in interval - surrounded by water in spring - $300 a year - Now & then help from the Earl - Walks out before everybody to tea - writes for Magazines -
October, Monday 7. 1878.
In house - Clear day -
Mrs. Alexander - in Florence - draws in pen & ink & gives all the money to the poor - lovely book bought by Mrs. Ginny Shaw for $2500 - 40 full page drawings - 40 pages of text in Italian & English - illustrated top & bottom - old liquid - Her studio thronged with the poor she helps - The visible Madonna - plain - not young - only medium for sunshine! - said when a child, she should do this thing - works all day in her studio with old Italian servant watching her -
My thought of returning to Boston cooked in Bible -"They shall return & die in the place of the East wind!!! - did not go. -
October, Tuesday 8. 1878.
Went to Boston - Sally returned to Newport - Went to Parlius -
out to Cambridge for the night -
October, Wednesday 9. 1878.
Mrs. E. came in with me
went to see the two headed nightingale -
October, Thursday 10. 1878.
Dinner at Mrs Hunts - Emma Cushman - went to theatre in eve. -
October, Friday 11. 1878.
Went out to Prof. Horsfords -
October, Saturday 12. 1878.
Dr. Gray & Mr & Mrs. Van Burst to dinner -
October, Sunday 13. 1878.
Drive in P.M. - Howells horse - Darlington to tea
October, Monday 14. 1878.
Went back to Parlius - Will came -
October, Wednesday 16. 1878.
Weston & Concord -
October, Thursday 17. 1878.
Dinner at Horsfords - called at Mrs. Elliott
Drive with mr. Peabody
October, Friday 18. 1878.
To Wolfords -
October, Saturday 19. 1878.
Returned to Boston - Will went to Topsfield[?] -
October, Sunday 20. 1878.
Day at Mrs. Hunts -
October, Monday 21. 1878.
Went to Newton Centre - Saw Trinity Church - Mr. La Faye -
October, Tuesday 22. 1878.
W. went to Newport -
October, Wednesday 23. 1878.
Went to Springfield - Lunch at Mrs. Bowles s - to Northampton in PM - Dr Cates in eve -
October, Thursday 24. 1878.
Drove over to Amherst - went up Mt. Holyoke - to Hartford in eve - Will went on to N. York - I stopped at Mr. Warners - Mrs. Macaulay - Miss Hess
October, Friday 25. 1878.
Went to N. York -
October, Tuesday 29. 1878.
Dined at Mrs. Stones - & went to C.D.W's lecture -
October, Wednesday 30. 1878.
Eve at Lizzys - C.D.W. - Stedmans -
October, Thursday 31. 1878.
Went up to Mrs Bottas - C.D.W. & Riply & Annie C. to dinner
November, Friday 1. 1878.
Dined at Mollys
Eve. at Gilders -
Sally came -
November, Saturday 2. 1878.
Went to Miss Booths reception in eve. with ally -
November, Sunday 3. 1878.
Ole Bull & Wife to dinner - party in eve - Selma Borg
November, Monday 4. 1878.
Saw Modjeska in eve - Camille -
November, Tuesday 5. 1878.
Went to Staten Island
night at Sollys -
morning at Metropolitan Museum - Dean Stanley Qui Cisnola -
November, Wednesday 6. 1878.
Returned to Brevoort House
November, Saturday 9. 1878.
Left N. York
November, Monday 11. 1878.
Reached Chicago
November, Thursday 14. 1878.
Reached Col. Springs
November, Saturday 16. 1878.
Christine came
November, Monday 18. 1878.
Mrs. Hunt came -
December Sunday 1. 1878.
Drive with W. in buggy - Dixons - Couies
December, Tuesday 3. 1878.
Drive in P.M. - calls - Drive out to Rose Corner with Mrs. Bass. -
December, Wednesday 4. 1878.
Miss Truman & Mr. Style to lunch - Drive to Cheyenne Canyon in P.m. - Strettells in eve -
December, Thursday 5. 1878.
In house all day
December, Friday 6. 1878.
In house all day
December, Saturday 7. 1878.
Drive in Pm - called on Folletts - Solly s - Basses - Mr. Hooker - W to tea -
December, Sunday 8. 1878.
Will went to Denver -
December, Monday 9. 1878.
Drive in P.m.-
December, Tuesday 10. 1878.
Drive in P.m. - calls -
December, Wednesday 11. 1878.
Snow storm - in house all day - Mrs Palmer - Mrs Bass - Mrs. Strettel - Mr Risley
December, Thursday 12. 1878.
Snow storm - deep snow -
December, Friday 13. 1878.
Miss Strettell & Miss Truman came to spend day -
Sleighride in Pm. - Mr. Strettells sledge
December, Saturday 14. 1878.
Sleighride in P.m. - took Mellen children - Elsie - & Lily Solly - Clear & cold
December, Sunday 15. 1878.
Sleighride with Will in P.m. - cloudy
December, Monday 16. 1878.
Cloudy & threatening - in house all day - Snow again -
December, Thursday 19. 1878.
Took horrible cold -
December, Friday 20, 1878.
In bed -
December, Saturday 21, 1878.
In bed -
December, Sunday 22, 1878.
In bed
December, Monday 23, 1878.
up but not out of room -
December, Tuesday 24. 1878.
Cold & stormy - W. went to Denver -
went downstairs -
December, Wednesday 25. 1878.
Strettells & Mrs. Bass & Jack Wilson to dinner -
Frightful storm - wind - snow - cold -
CASH ACCOUNT - JANUARY.
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CASH ACCOUNT - FEBRUARY
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CASH ACCOUNT - MARCH
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4 Scribners 42.00
15 Roberts 625.00
732
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Roberts 750
Scribners 500
Ind. 60
2042
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6 Atlantic 15
2057
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Scribners 500
Ind. 25
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2607
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Roberts 50
Ind. 15
2672
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2672
Ind. 25
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2712
Scribners 40
2752
CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER
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Ind. 25
Scribners 20
Atlantic 05
Ind. 100
Roberts 15
2917
CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER
2917
Atlantic 300
3217 -
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Stain for floors -
Burnt siena & raw umber -
BILLS PAYABLE
Bill at St. George - 12.58
Expense on trunks .75
Fare to N. York 3.50
Carriage in N.Y. 2.00
Trip to Newark Orange & C - 1.00
Dinner .60
Car fares etc - 1.00
Cab 1.00
Luggage to boat .80
Fare to Boston 3.00
Lunch in Phila. .50
Bill at Brevoort 14.12
Porter .25
". .25
". .25
Meals - 2.80
Bill at Parlius for room 6.00
Mailing 3.25
Theatre .45
Carriage to Goddards - 1.00
Mending trunk 1.20
Telegram .25
Carriage to Depot .50
Ticket to Newport 1.75
59.40
[written sideways on margin:]
Room - $8 - 5 nites - $5.34
BILLS RECEIVABLE
59.40
Washing 2.00
Servants 1.00
Fare back to Boston 1.75
Expenses .25
Car tickets .25
Lunch .75
Carriage to depot .50
Fare to Princeton 2.10
Washing at P - 1.50
Fare back to Boston 2.10
Carriage .50
Lunch .30
Far to C. & back .75
Lunch (Mrs E & self) .80
Supper .60
Two headed nightingale! .50
To Sally for Mrs. W. 10.00
Porter .25
Expenses .50
Storage on trunks N.Y. 1.00
Room at Parlius 7.50
Meals 2.50
Expenses to C. .50
Servants at Horsfords 2.00
Expenses into B. .50
Getting out to C - .75
BILLS PAYABLE.
Inherited 3.50
Sunshade & mending 6.50
Gloves 1.25
Shawl 8.00
Rush - Tie - Set etc. 6.19
Theatre & Cab - 2.00
[on miscellaneous pages and fly leafs at back of diary:]
Lizzy Dodge
2610 Pacific Ave.
Miss RuthEllis
Whitestown
Oneida Co. N.Y.
A.M. Lewis
211 Monroe Pl.
Chicago.
Countess
1-0-2-4- Shrin St.
919 Pine ------
Mrs. Addison Brown
(came to know her at Dr. Taylors)
233 E. 48th St.
Mrs. L. Porter
231 W. 43rd St.
Mrs F. Crook
4-3-6-t-h-A-v-e-n-u-e-
117 W. 17th St.
B. Allison -
Corner 19th St. & 6th Av
C. Jolly & Son
956 Broadway
Dr. Allen
10 W. 36th St.
R.W. Chapman
Box 813 Denver
Jessy Bross
202 Michigan Av. Chicago
Mrs. Brewaton -
220 W. Adams St. Chicago
Rachel Pomeroy
252 Shawmut Avenue
Boston
Mrs. Flynt
319 Columbus Av. Boston
Lizzy Adams
45 N. Calvert St.
Baltimore
Toppans. 19 West St.
Tiles. Thomas Aspinwall & Sons
38 Murray Ct.
Henry A. Turner
31 West St.
Lizzy Dodge
Care Mrs. Wanzer
P.O. Box 636
P. Cainfield
N. Jersey -
Mrs. Page -
82 Commonwealth Ave -
Gracie Rafsnyder
No 1536 North 19th Ct.
Mamie -
74 Mt. Vernon
Louise Mignault
At Gouvals -
Charles Fiske
New York Hotel
Miss Peshinger
60 W. 19th Pl.
Lizzy -
26 E. Isthes
The Marriage of Thetis & Peluis -
Fresco in Vatican
[additionally the following is on a piece of paper inserted into the binding of the diary. It is not HHJ's handwriting; the numbers appear to be telephone numbers - I believe this note is from one of HHJ's descendants:]
Ott & Em 4-3072
A.D. 3-1563
Mike 2-4286
104 Manitou Ave
390 Cowen Me 3-3380
3 fillers
yard
business envelopes
Helen Hunt Jackson
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