Some of my first writing

with Left hand 1865   

 

Tuesday, Aug 22 1865

Clear and pleasant. Got my transfer papers to De Camp Hospital David's Island for the purpous of getting an artifitial arm. Rain very hard this evening.

 

Wednesday 23^rd

Clear and cool. got my transportation signed this morning, and went to Cheshire afoot. Went up to E. Brookses and [ink blot] Bishop this P.M.

 

Drawed $60.43 from Town Treasury that I had deposited there

 

Thursday 24^th

Clear and cool. got my apples and carried them to mill this AM. Went to New Haven on the 4 oclock train took the 11 oclock boat for New York

 

Friday 25

Clear and very pleasant arrived at New York at 5 oclock this morning / morning. Went to the Battery and got my breakfast. Took the boat at 11 oclock for David's Island arrived here at 12 P.M. went to eve meting

 

            Saturday 26^th

Clear and pleasant. Wrote to Mary. In my old Pavilion No 6. No one here that was here when I left. Very poor rations

 

            Sunday 27^th

Clear and pleasant. Wrote to Uncle William. Went to Church in morning and to evening meting

 

Monday 28^th

Clear and pleasant. Went to Head quarters to see about getting an order for my arm. did'nt make out any thing.

 

Tuesday 25^th

Clear and pleasant Went to Head quarters got my papers started. Not much going on. /

 

1865

Wednesday Aug 30^th

Clear and very pleasant

nothing doing here of importance

 

            Thursday 31^st

Clear and quite warm. Mustered for pay, one years wages due me. Was sworn for an arm this afternoon

 

Friday September 1^st 1865

Clear and very warm. Went to evening meting. Cloudy this eve

 

            Saturday 2^nd

Cloudy and very warm. Rain through the night and this evening.

 

Sunday Sept 3^rd

Cloudy and warm but not much rain. Went to Church in morning and evening. took charge of the mail

 

Monday 4^th

Clear and warm. very foggy this morning. 

 

Tuesday 5^th of Sept 1865

Clear and warm got a pass and an order for my arm and went to the city this afternoon on the Sylvan Grove Steamer arrived there at 4½ o clock P.M.

 

Wednesday 6.

Clear and quite warm. Stopped at the Battery last night. Went up to the National leg and arm Company and got my arm mesured and fitted. Come up to David's Island to night on the Mary Burns Steamer heavy shower this P.M.

 

Thursday 7^th

Clear and very warm. a good many transferred to their own states

Wrote to Mary this afternoon

 

Friday 8^th

Cloudy and cooler. Rain more or less through the day. Wrote three letters. Went to church this evening. Martin McLaughlin came here from New Haven to night

 

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James Holbrook

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